Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Yen Retreats From One-Month High; Speculation Japanese Individuals Selling

(Bloomberg) -- The yen retreated from a one-month
high against the dollar as Japanese individual investors took
advantage of a 1.4 percent rally yesterday to sell the currency
and buy higher-yielding assets.

The Japanese yen also pared gains against the Canadian
dollar on speculation the Bank of Japan will keep its overnight
lending rate at 0.5 percent tomorrow, encouraging so-called
carry trades. The yen surged yesterday as U.S. stocks slumped,
raising concern global fund managers will pare riskier holdings.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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