The currency has now reached its highest level against the US and Australian dollars in six months
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In the unpredictable world of global currency markets, there has been one safe bet: that the Japanese yen would continue its relentless decline.
In recent weeks, that trade has started to unravel after Tokyo and Washington intervened to support the longsuffering Japanese currency.
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