12月8日，市场猜测日本央行本月有望加息，但参与者仍押注日元将继续走弱。美国银行、野村控股和加拿大皇家资本市场的交易员表示，投资者的仓位反映了这种押注。花旗集团针对日元的“痛苦指数”仍深陷负值区间，显示市场对日元的负面情绪持续存在。即便在日本央行行长植田和男暗示利率可能很快上调、且日本央行据悉准备在经济或金融市场未受到重大冲击的情况下在12月加息，投资者依然坚持看空日元。原因在于，即使日本央行采取行动，日本的收益率仍预计大幅低于美国，这对美元更为有利。
美国银行亚太区G-10货币交易主管伊万·斯塔梅诺维奇表示：“仓位仍倾向于押注美元兑日元在年底前继续走高，除非日本央行带来真正的意外，否则这种趋势不会改变。”他补充说，植田的鹰派言论引发了关于这一货币对的讨论，但市场情绪并未出现实质性转变。
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