Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Yen Retreats From 2-Month High Versus Dollar as Individual Investors Sell

(Bloomberg) -- The yen fell from a two-month high
against the dollar as Japanese individual investors sold the
currency to invest in higher-yielding assets.

The yen has declined against all of the 16 most-active
currencies in the past three months as the lowest borrowing costs
among major economies encouraged so-called carry trades. An
Australian government report today showed faster-than-expected
inflation, sparking speculation of a rate increase next month and
pushing the local dollar to the strongest since 1989.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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