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Yen hits record low against euro
The yen fell to a fresh all-time low against the euro on Monday after the communique following the Group of Seven meeting of finance ministers and central bankers over the weekend made no specific reference to the currency’s recent weakness.
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The Group of Seven industrialised leaders wanted traders to stop betting on a never-ending yen decline. On Monday, the Japanese currency duly weakened further, at 21-year lows. Gillian Tett takes the short view