Fed rate hike could impact U.S.-Japan exchange rates, says Sasakawa USA’s Harris
March 17, 2017Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
The Federal Reserve’s willingness to raise its benchmark rate on Wednesday “suggests that the U.S. economy is healthier than it has been in years, with robust job creation and rising wages and prices,” Sasakawa USA Fellow Tobias Harris said in a Nishi Nippon Shimbun article on March 17.
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Yen slips to 12-year nadir against dollar; talk of U.S. interest rate hike shatters ¥124 threshold
May 28, 2015Author: The Japan Times
Categories: Daily Japan News
Rumors of a US interest rate hike has sent the yen to its lowest point versus the dollar in twelve years.