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GBP/JPY traded near a two-month high ahead of the Bank of England decision on Thursday, with markets pricing a rate hike. Yen weakness reflects uncertainty over the timing of the next Bank of Japan rate hike, and intervention risk caps yen losses.
A weaker yen raises Japan's cost of imported feed grains and meal priced in dollars, while intervention risk could cause sudden currency swings that affect Japanese feed buying.
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