Yen surges amid end-of-year investor nerves
London
THE yen gained sharply against the US dollar and euro on Tuesday as investors sought the traditional safety of the Japanese currency amid end-of-year nerves over looming economic risks.
The risk of Greece dropping out of the eurozone returned to haunt the single currency after Greek lawmakers failed to elect a president on Monday, triggering a general election next month, while broader concerns over slowing global growth and deflation are also troubling investors as they look to 2015.
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