Yen falls sharply to 1-month low after US-China trade announcement

Yen falls sharply to 1-month low after US-China trade announcement Yen falls sharply to 1-month low after US-China trade announcement

TOKYO — The Japanese yen declined sharply to the lower-148 range against the dollar on Monday, after the U.S. and Chinese governments announced that they would significantly reduce the high tariffs that they had imposed on each other for 90 days.

The yen rapidly slid to 148.22 per dollar, a low since April 9. Before the announcement, the dollar was trading roughly at 146.10 yen.