LONDON: The trade is familiar to investors worldwide: in times of turmoil, rush for cover by buying the Japanese yen.
This year a global trade row has erupted, Donald Trump has lamented the dollar’s strength – ignoring a custom that US presidents avoid openly interfering in financial markets – and the Chinese yuan has tumbled.
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