The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakened 0.5% against the US Dollar (USD), hitting fresh local lows last seen in February, as traders reacted to Prime Minister Takaichi’s call for closer coordination between the government and the Bank of Japan, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theore
The USD/CHF pair extends its losing streak for the sixth trading day on Wednesday. The Swiss Franc pair trades 0.15% lower to near 0.7990 during the European trading session.
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) has performed poorly once again this year. Only the Japanese yen and the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) have appreciated less against the US Dollar (USD) than the CAD after a period of weakness in recent months, Commerzbank's FX analyst Michael Pfister notes.