the yen

noun

technical

: the value of the yen compared with the value of the money of other countries

The yen fell against the U.S. dollar.

Examples of the yen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brookings senior fellow Robin Brooks wrote last week that Tokyo's interventions can't fix that underlying problem, and predicts the yen will fall further to 170 per dollar. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 July 2026

The bank said previous interventions had only temporarily interrupted the yen’s slide before USD/JPY resumed climbing, and expects a similar pattern if authorities intervene again. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Japan imports nearly all of its oil and gas, and the yen’s recent decline to near a 40-year low has added to those concerns given recent high oil prices. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

That 1985 agreement sent the yen soaring and pushed the economy into the red a year later. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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