Japanese Yen: Cautious BoJ tilt weighs on JPY against US Dollar – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights pronounced Japanese Yen (JPY) underperformance, with USD/JPY near 158.00 after a Bank of Japan rate hike to 1.25%. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) signaled cautious tightening, expecting only moderate growth and delayed achievement of 2% inflation.