[MARKET UPDATE] JPY weakens with pressure seen as USD/JPY breaks through the key 162.00 level despite renewed jawboning by Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary
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JPY weakens with pressure seen as USD/JPY breaks through the key 162.00 level despite renewed jawboning by Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary.
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