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Yen weakens on BoJ hike as two dissents temper hawkish read Alt headlines:

The move higher in USD/JPY, from around 156.25 to around 156.70  (156.80+ as I type now), is a fairly clean "buy the rumour, sell the fact" reaction: the 25 basis point hike to 1.25% was close to fully priced heading into the decision, so simply delivering it removed a source of uncertaint

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USD/JPY (US Dollar / Japanese Yen) · Why linked: 新聞直接討論美元兌日圓匯率從156.25升至156.80附近 Market context: bearish for JPY because BoJ hike was expected and two dissents tempered hawkish read, pushing USD/JPY higher

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