Why is the Japanese yen getting weaker?

USD/JPY is approaching 30-year highs once again. Is this due to dollar strength or yen weakness? Analyze the Bank of Japan's extended dovish policies, ongoing economic challenges and aggressive monetary expansion in Japan to find out.

Intro: (0:00)
USD/JPY up more than 300 pips in June: (1:06)
Yen nears weakest price since 1990: (2:37)
Japan: Most dovish central bank?: (4:43)
Japan: Weakest major economy?: (7:30)
Japan: Expanding balance sheet?: (9:53)
Traders short USD/JPY on potential mean reversion: (12:02)



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