Fitch says further yen gains require BOJ rate hikes
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Fitch's view adds a note of caution to the growing consensus that yen strength is largely a function of narrowing US Japan rate differentials, suggesting markets may be overestimating how much further appreciation is achievable without concrete BOJ action. If Fitch is right that
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