Is The Yen Sell-Off Overdone?

Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Banking

21-Apr-22 19:00

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The Yen has weakened dramatically, hitting a 20-year low against the dollar. The last time the Bank of Japan intervened to support the Yen was in 1998 but how likely is the Japanese Central Bank to step in this time? Song Seng Wun, economist with CIMB Private Banking shares his analysis with us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Tags: inflation, fomc, gdp, global economy, international monetary fund,

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