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1. Take the time to carefully read and analyze The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Yen. You can download this Case Study from the "Files" section: Case Study Analysis #2_Japanese Yen_Ch10-11.docPreview the document

2. Once you have completed the case analysis, answer each discussion question individually. The report must be at least 500 words in total. 

Q1: Why did the yen carry trade work during the early 2000s? Why did it stop working after 2008?

Q2: What drove an increase in the value of the yen between 2008 and 2011? 

Q3: Why did the policy of the Abe government to purchase government securities help drive down the value of the yen? What was the mechanism at work here?

Q4: Do you think the Japanese government is engaging in currency manipulation? If so, what should other nations do about this?

Q5: Who in Japan benefits from a devaluation of the yen? Whom does this hurt in Japan?

Q6: What does this case teach you about the way foreign exchange markets work?

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