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TOKYO/NEW YORK -- The yen sold off against the dollar in New York trading Wednesday after the latest U.S. inflation data, creating the potential for the government to intervene as it did in 2022 to halt the decline.
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Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday there were "speculative" moves behind recent yen declines, suggesting authorities remained on stand-by to intervene in the market to address any excessive falls in the currency.
Japan is "very, very close" to intervening in the yen, Steven Englander, head of Global G10 FX research and North America macro strategy at Standard Chartered Bank, told CNBC as the currency languishes at multi-decade lows.
The yen hit a 34-year-low on Wednesday, weakening as much as 151.97 against the U.S. dollar and fueling market questions over potential government intervention to prop the Japanese currency.
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Once the feature is rolled out, they will not need to present their physical passports to Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at car counters, ICA said on Tuesday.