The Japanese yen is lower at the start of the week. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 142.77, up 0.44%.
The yen continues to power higher and surged 1.9% last week. It marked a fifth straight winning week for the yen, which has climbed 6.2% during that time. The yen strengthened to 140.95 on Friday, its highest level since July 31.
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