Yen briefly rises to mid-137 zone vs dollar, highest in 3 months
Economy Nov 28, 2022 21:03; updated Nov 28, 2022 21:05 (JST)
The yen briefly rose to the mid-137 line against the U.S. dollar on Monday in London morning trading, hitting its highest level in about three months, as investors sold the greenback in line with a fall in long-term U.S. Treasury yields. The yen also gained strength as a safe asset as investors grew risk-averse on fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. The Japanese currency was trading in the lower-138 zone against the dollar in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Monday. The yen had dropped to a 32-year low in the upper-151 zone versus the dollar in October b...