The Yen’s Line in the Sand: Why USD/JPY at 160 Has Tokyo on Edge
If you’ve been watching the yen lately, you’ve noticed that USD/JPY, the currency pair that tells you how many yen one dollar buys, has risen to a number that makes Japanese officials nervous: 160. Right now, the pair is trading around ¥159–159.54. Traders consider this an “Intervention Zone,” an area where the Japanese government has…