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© Reuters. The Japanese yen’s depreciation accelerated today, edging closer to its highest level in 33 years, amid signals from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that interest rate hikes could continue in the face of persistent inflation concerns. The yen traded at 151.44 to the dollar, a marginal increase of 0.06% from the previous session.

The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate unchanged at 5%, although other events overtook the news on it: Via, RBC, their ‘Bottom Line” response, in brief: CPI readings still running well above the 2% target, the BoC is firmly focused on getting inflation under control. Slower than expected progress is a concern. But evidence