TOKYO -- Speculative yen-buying is shrinking in the foreign exchange market, pushing the Japanese currency down near 150 against the U.S. dollar, as expectations for a large interest cut by the Federal Reserve Board faded on surprisingly robust jobs numbers released last week.
The jobs data helped dispel concerns about the U.S. economy, with market watchers now predicting a rate cut next month that is smaller than anticipated earlier.
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