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This is a This is Bloomberg surveillance. I think if there was ever a year to say in an outlook that you have no idea what's going to happen

2016 has been the year.

The yen is a safe haven currency.

So the yen is likely to see most weakness when risk appetite is firm.

When people are using the yen as a funding currency to move into higher risk assets.

I'm starting to see a lot of different regions, including the Eurozone, including the

emerging market economies in the United States, turn upward with their economic reports.

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Good morning everyone, Michael McKee and Tom Keener Friday coming up an intelligent conversation on the massive confusion

over Strong Yen.

I can't think of a story in years that is that so much bewilderment story to story within the business media.

We're going to bring continued clarity on that with John Vale.

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