Monday, June 25, 2007

Yen rises as Japan's Omi warns of one-way bets

(Reuters) - The yen jumped on Tuesday, pulling away from a 4-1/2-year low versus the dollar hit last week, after Japan's finance minister warned that markets should be aware of the risks of one-way bets against the Japanese currency.

The comments by Koji Omi echoed remarks by officials at Group of Seven meetings in the past year referring to carry trades and suggested some concern about the pace of the yen's slide.


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