The yen depreciated further in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 15th.


The yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the upper half of the 126 yen level per dollar, renewing the yen's depreciation level for the first time in about 20 years.

In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 15th, the movement to buy dollars with higher yields and sell yen became stronger in response to the rise in long-term interest rates in the United States.



The yen's exchange rate temporarily dropped to the upper 126 yen level per dollar, renewing the yen's depreciation level on the 13th for the first time in about 20 years.



The yen exchange rate as of 5 pm was JPY 126.45 to JPY 48, which is JPY 1.12 depreciation against the dollar compared to the 14th.



On the other hand, for the euro, it was the same as the 14th, 1 euro = 136.71 yen to 75 yen.



The euro was 1 euro = 1.0808 to 13 dollars against the dollar.



Market officials said, "While the pace of monetary tightening is expected to accelerate in the United States, the Bank of Japan has indicated that it will continue large-scale monetary easing. From the view that the gap between long-term interest rates in Japan and the United States will widen. , Yen continues to be easy to sell. "