In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 3rd, as the sense of caution about the acceleration of the interest rate hike in the United States eased, there was a movement to buy back the yen that had been sold recently, and the yen exchange rate rose.
The yen exchange rate as of 5:00 pm was 136.41 to 43 sen to the US dollar, 37 sen higher than the 2nd.
Against the euro, 1 euro was 144.74 to 78 sen, an increase of 74 sen against the euro compared to the 2nd.
The euro was 1 euro = 1.0610 to 11 dollars against the dollar.
A market official said, ``A senior Fed official said at a meeting to decide monetary policy this month that he would agree to the same 0.25% interest rate hike as last time, and the sense of caution about accelerating the rate hike has eased, and the market has been selling recently. There is a movement to buy back the yen.In the United States, employment statistics will be announced one after another over the next week, and in Japan, the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting will be held, and the market is paying attention."