Update berita dari PT. Jalatama, The
yen fell to a six-month low versus the dollar after reports showed
manufacturing in China, Europe and the U.K. expanded last month, driving demand
for risk and underscoring Japan’s currency’s role in the carry trade.
Japan’s
currency weakened against most of its 16 major counterparts as Governor
Haruhiko Kuroda said the Bank of Japan will keep monetary policy accommodative
until inflation is stable at 2 percent. The pound reached the strongest level
since January against the euro after a gauge of U.K. manufacturing increased in
November at a faster pace than analysts forecast. New Zealand’s dollar rallied,
while Canada’s currency traded at the weakest level since October 2011.
The
yen fell 0.5 percent to 102.94 per dollar at 5 p.m. New York time, touching the
least since May 23. Japan’s currency fell 0.1 percent to 139.40 per euro after
depreciating to 139.71 on Nov. 29, the weakest level since October 2008. The
euro dropped 0.4 percent to $1.3542.
(Source: Bloomberg)