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Doubts Over Intervention After Yellen Remarks Spur Weak Yen Bets

The yen weakened as US calls for caution on intervention added to expectations that the currency will face continued pressure due to a wide yield gap between the US and Japan. Some in the market are eyeing a slide back to 160 per dollar after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeated that the US expects “interventions to be rare and consultation to take place.[...]