Japanese yen weakens to new 38-yr lows, crosses 161 towards the U.S. dollar

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The Japanese yen weakened to clean 38-calendar year lows on Friday, crossing the 161 mark for the initial time because 1986 and achieving a significant of 161.27, in accordance to LSEG info.

The very last time the forex was at this degree was in December 1986.

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