Japan's government seems to have intervened in the foreign exchange markets to strengthen the yen yet again last week and we think that the chances of a sustained rebound in the yen are rising. Meanwhile, fresh US curbs on exports of semiconductor machines and materials to China by Japan and other US allies could in principle have a sizeable impact on Japan's electronics industry. However, the experience from last year's restrictions is that such restrictions are more bark than bite.
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