News: FOREX-Yen and dollar rise as investors seek safety

Argentina selloff, Hong Kong protests rattle markets
Analysts predict more yen strength in months ahead
Euro weakens after gloomy German sentiment reading
Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
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The Japanese yen remained near seven-month highs on Tuesday and the U.S. dollar supported, as investors unnerved by the Sino-U.S. trade war, protests in Hong Kong and a crash in Argentina's peso currency sought safety.
The euro briefly extended an earlier decline after a survey showed German sentiment deteriorated more than expected.
Investors have flocked to the yen amid an escalating trade war between China and the United States and worries about a global economic slowdown. The Japanese currency, along with the dollar and Swiss franc, is a safe haven in times of uncertainty.
The yen got a fresh boost from growing unrest in Hong Kong and surprise election results in Argentina that led to a rout in the country's currency, the peso, and stocks and bonds.
ING analysts said the yen was benefiting "from the best of both worlds", pointing to general risk aversion and a rush to price in more interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. They think the yen will rally to 102 or 103 per dollar later this year.
U.S. Treasury yields have declined steadily recently, and the spread between U.S. and Japanese benchmark 10-year yields has shrunk to its narrowest since November 2016.
The yen fell as much as 0.2% to 105.1 JPY=EBS per dollar. It reached 105.05 on Monday, a seven-month high and, excluding the January flash crash, its strongest since early 2018.
The dollar rose 0.2% against a basket of other currencies, its index reaching 97.563 .DXY before giving up some of those gains.
The Swiss franc, also viewed as a safe haven, rose 0.1% to a two-year high against the euro of 1.0862 francs EURCHF=EBS .
The euro was last down 0.1% at $1.1204 EUR=EBS against the dollar, having fallen as low as $1.1182.
The offshore Chinese yuan
A senior official at the People's Bank of China told Reuters on Tuesday that the yuan was at an appropriate level
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	Argentina's peso  ARS=  lost more than 15% to 52.15 per 
dollar on Monday after brushing a record low of 61.99
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	Argentina's president, Mauricio Macri, lost in presidential 
primaries by a wider margin than expected , triggering worries about a return to interventionist policies under a populist winner.
Commerzbank strategist Antje Praefcke said that the reaction elsewhere to the Argentine primary result was a "sign of just how jittery markets are".
Sterling bounced around $1.2080 GBP=D3 , not far from the $1.2015 it touched on Monday, its lowest in more than two years, as fears of a no-deal Brexit dominated trading.
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