In the New York foreign exchange market on the 2nd, the yen depreciated further, and the yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the upper 140 yen level to the dollar, the lowest level in 24 years.
On this day, in the US employment statistics released last month, the growth in the number of non-agricultural workers slightly exceeded market expectations, while the unemployment rate worsened. I got some movement.
However, since then, there have been moves to buy back the yen, and a market insider said, ``Even among investors, the evaluation of the employment situation is divided, and there is a mix of selling and buying.''