The Japanese yen fell by over 0.9% this week, approaching 149. The Japanese parliament is set to hold a general election over the weekend.

This week, the US dollar against the Japanese yen has accumulated a 0.95% increase, with a closing price of 148.83 yen in New York on Friday, and a overall trading range of 146.86-149.18 yen. The euro against the Japanese yen has risen by 0.40%, and the British pound against the Japanese yen has risen by 0.34%. The euro against the US dollar has fallen by 0.54%, with a price of 1.1625, and the British pound against the US dollar has fallen by 0.62%, with a price of 1.3409. The US dollar against the Swiss franc has risen by 0.64%, with a price of 0.8018. In terms of commodity currency pairs, the Australian dollar against the US dollar has fallen by 1.08%, the New Zealand dollar against the US dollar has fallen by 0.78%, and the US dollar against the Canadian dollar has risen by 0.22%. The Swedish Krona against the US dollar has fallen by 1.10%, the Norwegian Krona against the US dollar has fallen by 0.57%, the Danish Krona against the US dollar has fallen by 0.58%, and the Polish Zloty against the US dollar has fallen by 0.05%.