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Finance Ministry poised to act (unsuccessfully)

The renewed rise in the yen against the dollar and growing evidence of the damaging effect on the real economy have brought further warnings from Ministry of Finance over the inappropriate strength of the currency. But whether the ministry intervenes again or just continues its verbal threats, the Japanese authorities may not be able to do much about it.

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