In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 13th, the yen exchange rate fell slightly and the yen weakened and the dollar strengthened, resulting in a transaction in the mid-113 yen range per dollar.
As of 5 pm, the yen exchange rate was 28 yen weaker than the 12th, and the dollar was 113.57 yen to 58 yen per dollar.
Against the euro, the yen depreciated by 27 yen compared to the 12th, and the euro was 1 euro = 131.18 to 22 yen.
The euro was 1 euro = 1.1550 to 51 dollars against the dollar.
Market officials said, "A senior US Fed official has suggested that the scale of quantitative easing will be reduced at next month's meeting, further widening the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States. The view has broadened and the move to sell the yen has prevailed. However, tonight in Japan time, the consumer price index of last month, which shows the state of inflation in the United States, will be released, so I will try to determine the content. Many investors were cautious about dealings. "