Dollar surges further

Dollar surges further

The dollar surges above the 141 yen line in early trading Tuesday June 9, hitting 141.11 yen at one point, the highest level in Tokyo since June 19, 1991. Dealers active at Tokyo's Ueda Harlow Ltd.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001077523
  • Registered date
  • 1998/6/09 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 1998 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1622 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.11(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

    JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

    (240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)
      JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

      JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

      (240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A bus passes an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)
        JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

        JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

        (240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)
          JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

          JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

          (240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
            JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

            JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

            (240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
              JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

              JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

              (240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A bus passes an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

                Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official

                STORY: Japan to respond appropriately, any time to excessive yen moves: currency official SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024/Earlier footage DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of banks in Japan 3. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange 4. various of Nikkei stock index STORYLINE: Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile currency moves at "any time," the country's top currency diplomat said Monday, as the yen neared the 160 line against the U.S. dollar, a level that previously prompted authorities to intervene in the market. Masato Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs, warned that excessive yen fluctuations negatively affect the economy. "We are ready to take appropriate action at any time," he told reporters. The yen's weakness persists after the Bank of Japan's decision this month to hold off reducing bond-buying stimulus until its July meeting. The yen weakened to 159.94 per U.S. doll

                  Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading

                  STORY: Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese yen briefly dropped to a new 34-year low in the 160 level against the U.S. dollar on foreign exchange markets on Monday morning. It marked the first time since April 1990 that the U.S. dollar has topped the 160 yen line. Monday is a national holiday in Japan, but trading remained very volatile as the Japanese currency began reversing its trajectory in the afternoon, strengthening to the 155 level. Some market participants suspected that Japanese authorities may have stepped into the currency market to stem the yen's dive. A senior Finance Ministry official declined to comment on the yen's sharp rise, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The Japanese currency also fell to around 171 against the euro at one stage, its lowest level since euro was introduced in 1999. Xinhua News

                    Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156

                    STORY: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of city view in Tokyo 3. various of fresh food in supermarkets 4. various of city view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announcement weakened the country's currency against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level since May 1990, raising the risk of forex intervention by Japanese authorities. The BOJ, which also maintained its policy regarding government bond buying, said the country's core inflation, which excludes volatile
                      Financier Murakami released on bail of 500 million yen

                      Financier Murakami released on bail of 500 million yen

                      TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Yoshiaki Murakami, the founder of Japan's best-known investment fund, who has been indicted on insider-trading charges, leaves the Tokyo Detention House on June 26. Murakami was released on a bail of 500 million yen.