In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 14th, there was a growing view that the pace of interest rate hikes in the United States would accelerate, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the upper 147 yen level to the dollar.
In the foreign exchange market, the rate of increase in the US consumer price index last month, which was announced on the night of the 13th Japan time, exceeded market expectations, and the FRB = Federal Reserve Board will accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes. view has strengthened.
In the Tokyo market, the movement to sell the yen and buy the dollar spreads, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the upper 147 yen level to the dollar.
The yen exchange rate as of 5:00 pm was 147.47 to 49 sen to the dollar, a 64 sen depreciation to the dollar compared to the 13th.
Against the euro, the exchange rate was ¥144.4 to ¥144 to ¥8.00, a depreciation of ¥1.54 compared to the 13th.
The euro was 1 euro = 0.9767 to 69 dollars against the dollar.
A market insider said, "As the yen depreciation accelerates, there is a sense of caution that the government and the Bank of Japan may intervene in the market again, resulting in trading within a narrow range. The US retail price to be announced tonight in Japan time. Attention is focused on the results of economic indicators that show sales and consumer sentiment."