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Yen strengthens versus dollar as Middle East tensions lift oil

Japanese yen pushed to seven-month highs, keeping the dollar defensive. Traders weighed oil breaking above $100 per barrel amid a widening Middle East war.

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The Japanese yen rose to seven-month highs on Wednesday, leaving the dollar under pressure as traders reacted to oil prices breaking above $100 per barrel amid a widening war in the Middle East. Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched strikes on…