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Japanese economic data is gaining importance for yen traders for the first time in almost a decade. Expectations are growing that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates further.
Stronger rate-hike expectations tend to support the yen, which lowers USD/JPY. For feed buyers the effect is indirect, through the cost of yen-denominated imports and dollar-linked trade flows.
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