How to Use the yen in a Sentence

the yen

noun
  • Japan’s economy is mired in a years-long malaise and the yen has been weak.
    — Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In the wake of the report, the dollar weakened against both the yen and the euro.
    — Sarah Min,christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And the yen isn’t alone in riding the currency roller coaster.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 July 2023
  • But for bonds and the yen, the calculus is different.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • In fact, the yen has been sliding against the dollar since 2012.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But those fears, as well as a further jump in the value of the yen, are still haunting the market.
    — Laura He, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Look at the Dollar Take a look at a long-term dollar chart – say, against the yen.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • That's especially the case with the yen still not that much above its 40-year low last week.
    — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For now, the yen's strength is still holding up, but analysts are doubtful it can be sustained.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Stocks closed the day slightly up and the yen was little changed at around ¥147 to the dollar.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But the factors that have contributed to the yen’s long-term weakness remain.
    — Mayuko Ono, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But the factors that have contributed to the yen's long-term weakness remain.
    — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ang expects the yen to stay between 150 and 160 next year.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The greenback has done better against other currencies such as the euro and the yen.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Torsten Slok at Apollo argues the yen no longer trades on interest rates at all.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Investors will focus on the yen, which gained the past four weeks as fears over the health of an array of lenders whipsawed markets.
    — Ye Xie, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • How the yen has performed against the dollar since the day before the joint intervention.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The dollar lost more than 5% against the euro and pound, and 6% against the yen since early April.
    — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The central bank raised interest rates last week to boost the yen, which could be a drag on corporate profits there.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Right on cue, the yen fell another 1% against the dollar yesterday.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In Asia, Japan’s benchmark index surged as the yen remained weak against the dollar.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Treasuries, the yen, the Swiss franc and gold have come under pressure, while the dollar has rallied.
    — Ruth Carson, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Efforts earlier this year to raise the value of the yen against the dollar did little to budge the exchange rate.
    — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the short term, chances of intervention remain high, but the long-term outlook is supportive for the yen.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • The greenback also strengthened to its highest level since July against the yen last week.
    — Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
  • For some investors, the interest rate gap remains a big impediment for the yen.
    — Shintaro Inkyo, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Bessent decided that markets are not valuing the yen correctly.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other imports rose and the yen remained weak.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
  • In the beginning, there was the unwinding of the yen carry and panic in markets that followed for about a week.
    — Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Last week, all major indexes closed down for the week after the unraveling of the yen carry trade led to big moves by traders.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024

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