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Yen strengthens slightly after BOJ minutes, traders still on intervention watch - REUTERS
Summary
- BOJ report shows many board members saw need for rate hikes
- Ukraine talks, China live-drill preparations take centre stage
- Fed minutes highlight thin data calendar
TOKYO/LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The yen recovered some ground on Monday following a drop late last week as markets considered the timing of more interest rate hikes in Japan and the possibility of intervention, while thin end-of-year trading left European currencies little changed.
Bank of Japan policymakers debated the need to continue raising rates, a summary of opinions at their policy meeting in December showed on Monday.
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