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Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso called the yen's recent rise 'rapid' and said he is closely monitoring it. The dollar hit a 4.5-month low of 104.52 yen on Friday and has lost 3.1% this month.
A stronger yen erodes the competitiveness of Japan's export-led economy and can prompt intervention, adding currency volatility to dollar-denominated feed commodity trade with Japanese buyers.
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