Dollar vs. Yen

Yen soars to 15-year high against dollar

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com)—The Japanese yen surged to a fresh 15-year high against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, after the Japanese government failed to say it would take steps to curb the currency’s strength amid growing concerns about the pace of the recovery.

What prices are doing: The greenback fell more than 1% against the Japanese yen to ¥84.16 early Tuesday, before paring back some of those losses to trade around ¥84.30.

It was the dollar’s lowest level against the yen since 1995. The euro, meanwhile, fell to its lowest level against the yen since 2001.

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