On the 17th, the yen exchange rate on the Tokyo foreign exchange market fell to the upper 110 yen level per dollar.

The move to buy the dollar is widespread as the forecast for rate hikes has been advanced at the US monetary policy meeting.

Market officials said, "At the meeting of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which is the central bank of the United States, which was held until the 16th, long-term interest rates in the United States rose in response to the advancement of the forecast of the time to raise interest rates, and Japan and the United States Aware of the widening interest rate differential, the movement to sell yen and buy dollars has spread. However, there are some movements to sell dollars in order to secure immediate profits. "