ILEA001152522: Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

Dollar tops 153 yen in Tokyo after general election

Financial monitors at a currency trading company in Tokyo on the morning of Oct. 28, 2024, show the dollar rising to the lower 153 yen zone, a level unseen in the previous three months, following a general election the previous day in which Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the lower house.

Dollar soars to mid-146 yen level

A man passes by a financial monitor in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, showing the U.S. dollar spurting to the mid-146 yen level, up about 2 yen from the previous day, after new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed a cautious stance toward further credit tightening by the Bank of Japan.

Dollar at 150 yen level

A financial monitor in Tokyo on July 31, 2024, shows the dollar trading in the 150 yen range, down from over 153 yen, after the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will raise its key short-term interest rate to around 0.25 percent from a range of zero to 0.1 percent.

Japan finance minister Suzuki on currency market

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2024. He declined to comment on whether Japan had intervened in the currency market overnight to shore up the yen against the U.S. dollar.

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (far R) meets the press at the Finance Ministry building in Tokyo on July 12, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York overnight. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

Dollar surges to 160 yen range

Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar trading at the 160.80 yen level on June 27, 2024, after climbing to its highest level in over 37 years on expectations the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States will remain wide.

Euro surges to 171 yen range

Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the euro trading at the 171.70 yen line on June 27, 2024, hitting its highest level since the European currency was introduced in 1999.

Volatile currency movement

A pedestrian passes by a financial monitor in Tokyo on April 29, 2024, showing the violent fluctuations of the dollar as it sank to the 154 yen level after staying just below the 160 yen line.

Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level