The yen's days as the world's strongest currency may be drawing to a close.
The once-high-flying yen has tended to move lower against the dollar as well as the long-beleaguered euro in recent weeks.
It could long remain under downward pressure and hit 115 to the dollar and 100 to the euro in the near term, though it may turn higher from time to time.
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