– The yen rose against the dollar for a second straight session due to comments from a senior Japanese politician about normalizing monetary policy
– The Bank of Japan is under pressure to continue hiking interest rates to boost the yen
– The dollar was down against the yen at 156.08
– Economists expect the BOJ to keep rates on hold at the next meeting, with the last rate hike in March
– The dollar index rose to 104.51, reacting little to U.S. existing home sales data
– The euro and sterling were down against the dollar
– The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled after China’s surprise interest rate cuts
– The first U.S. ETFs tied to the price of ether began trading
– Bitcoin and ether prices fell