Yen slips as Tokyo stocks jump
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THE yen fell by well over one per cent against the US dollar on Monday as Japan's stocks jumped, after the country's ruling coalition won a landslide victory in upper house elections, boosting hopes for more monetary stimulus.
The greenback had already been given a lift by a bumper US jobs report on Friday, which saw investors price back in the chance of an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve before the end of the year.
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