This Wednesday, the yen hit its lowest level in nine months. For its part, the dollar hesitates as the markets anticipate a Fed rate cut in December.

Faced with a basket of currencies, the dollar rose from 0.1% to 99.54. Across the market, the dollar was recovering slightly, erasing some of its losses from the day before, helped in part by the weakness of the yen. The dollar index held close to its lowest level in over a week, making gold more attractive for holders other currencies.

The Australian dollar rose by 0.12% to 0.6536 dollars, while the New Zealand dollar remained almost stable at 0.5655 dollars.

The yen fell Wednesday to its lowest level in nine months, prompting Japanese officials to make more declarations to try to stop the depreciation of the currency, while the dollar limited its losses after data on American private employment rekindled concerns about the weakness of the labor market.

The yen bottomed out at 154.79 per dollar during the Asian session, an unprecedented level since February, before regaining slightly off the ground following statements by the Japanese Minister of Finances, Satsuki Katayama.