Starting with the Nikkei average rising by 141 yen, the yen was in the first half of the 158 yen range against the dollar, supported by falling long-term US interest rates and continuous intervention observations

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The yen is in the first half of the 158 yen range against the dollar, supported by falling long-term US interest rates and continuous intervention observations
The yen exchange rate of the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on the morning of the 17th rose slightly from the evening of the previous day to the first half of the 1 dollar = 158 yen range. There were also situations where it fell in response to retail sales that exceeded expectations in the US, but long-term US interest rates declined due to deep-seated expectations of interest rate cuts, and yen was bought back. The possibility that the government and the Bank of Japan carried out yen buying intervention for 2 consecutive days last week has increased, and it seems that a sense of caution about intervention will also support the yen.

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