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Dollar steady before US inflation data, yen under pressure
Key takeaway
Dollar steady ahead of US CPI data; yen weakens on intervention fears and BOJ policy comments.
- Step 1US CPI data release sets expectations for Fed rate path.
- Step 2Dollar strengthens if CPI is hot, weakening yen further; BOJ may intervene.
- Step 3Yen depreciation raises US import costs for Japanese goods, affecting SME input prices.
- Step 4US SMEs with Japan supply chains face margin compression; exporters to Japan gain competitiveness.
Source: IN:Economic Times
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