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[yen] / yɛn /


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Alphabet has issued bonds not only in U.S. dollars, but also in Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, euros, Swiss francs and British pounds—the currency in which it issued a rare 100-year bond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The benchmark 10-year JGB futures are 0.16 yen lower at 128.69 yen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The cheap yen provides two ways to win.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

While that has initially benefited the yen, the currency remains heavy at just below 160 against the greenback, said Patrick Munnelly at Tickmill Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“He’s got a yen for poetry, Mr. Randolph does.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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