Reuters
The yen fell on Friday and was trading around its weakest level in three decades, having briefly spiked against the dollar, with markets on edge about possible intervention after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold on Friday. In a volatile trading day, the yen was last down 0.66% at 156.67, after briefly jumping to 154.97, having hit minutes earlier its lowest level of 156.82 per dollar since 1990. The yen also briefly rallied against other major currencies but last traded near its weakest level in almost 16 years against the euro, at 168.23, and its softest in 11 years against the Australian dollar.