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Japanese Yen gains broadly on Investor Risk Aversion

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 GMT

By: Barbara Zigah

The trend of risk aversion continues in Asian trading today, with investors opting instead for the safe-haven Japanese Yen, which saw broad gains. As reported at 1:24 p.m. (JST) in Tokyo, the Japanese Yen rose .5% versus the U.S. Dollar, to trade at 89.15 Yen, the highest level in nearly 6 weeks. Against the single currency Euro, the Yen rose .4% to trade at 125.60 Yen; at one point in the day’s trading it had struck 125.42 Yen, a new 9-month peak. One trader in Japan commented that, with several key factors still at work, the market will continue to be reluctant to take on risk; those factors include China’s stance on excessive lending policies by some banks, and the uncertainty of the reappointment of the U.S. Federal Reserve system chairman, Ben Bernanke. The nervous environment is prompting speculators to pare down some of their long positions in high-yielding currencies.

Today, U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union Address to the American public. Market players are keen to hear whether or not he reiterates his earlier comments about increasing bank regulation to curtail risky lending, which will likely spur investors to reduce their positions in higher-risk assets to an even greater extent.

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<h1>Japanese Yen gains broadly on Investor Risk Aversion </h1> Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By: Barbara Zigah 
 
The trend of risk aversion continues in Asian trading today, with investors opting instead for the safe-haven Japanese Yen, which saw broad gains. As reported at 1:24 p.m. (JST) in Tokyo, the Japanese Yen rose .5% versus the U.S. Dollar, to trade at 89.15 Yen, the highest level in nearly 6 weeks. Against the single currency Euro, the Yen rose .4% to trade at 125.60 Yen; at one point in the day&rsquo;s trading it had struck 125.42 Yen, a new 9-month peak. One trader in Japan commented that, with several key factors still at work, the market will continue to be reluctant to take on risk; those factors include China&rsquo;s stance on excessive lending policies by some banks, and the uncertainty of the reappointment of the U.S. Federal Reserve system chairman, Ben Bernanke. The nervous environment is prompting speculators to pare down some of their long positions in high-yielding currencies. 
 
Today, U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union Address to the American public. Market players are keen to hear whether or not he reiterates his earlier comments about increasing bank regulation to curtail risky lending, which will likely spur investors to reduce their positions in higher-risk assets to an even greater extent. 
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