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  "id": 7050430,
  "title": "Speculators turn net long on yen for first time since February",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/speculators-turn-net-long-on-yen-for-first-time-since-february-7050430",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T03:12:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/speculators-turn-net-long-on-yen-for-first-time-since-february-4898706"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo, September 13 - For the first time since February, speculators have taken a net long position on the yen, according to data released late on Friday, indicating a growing surge in support for Japan's struggling currency. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission reported that net non-commercial positions reached 10,796 long contracts in the week ending September 8, representing a shift from net shorts of 92,227 in the previous week and the first overall long reading since February 24. The yen has experienced a significant surge this month, driven by expectations of a faster pace of rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and potential asset repatriation by local investors. The dollar-yen rate hit 152.89 on September 8, the highest level for the currency since February 17. The years-long weakening trend for the yen intensified following the election of fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi as prime minister in October last year and a perception that the BOJ was lagging behind in implementing tighter monetary policy. The yen plummeted to a four-decade low of 163.99 per dollar in July before receiving a market intervention from both Tokyo and Washington to strengthen the currency.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Speculators turn net long on yen for first time since February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/speculators-turn-net-long-on-yen-for-first-time-since-february",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:07:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Speculators turn net long on yen for first time since February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/speculators-turn-net-long-on-yen-for-first-time-since-february-7068305",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:16:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Speculators turn bullish on yen for first time since February on BOJ rate-hike bets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/speculators-turn-bullish-on-yen-for-first-time-since-february-on-boj",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:03:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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