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The yen is diving

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Screen Shot 2016 10 27 at 1.21.26 PM

(Markets Insider)

The Japanese yen is diving.

The currency is down by 0.8% at 105.30 per dollar as of 1:06 p.m. ET.

The Bank of Japan will be meeting next week on October 31-November 1, and most analysts aren't expecting any major shake-up.

"We hold out very little hope for any material improvement in the BoJ's 'operational credibility,'" wrote Hiromichi Shirakawa and Takashi Shiono of Credit Suisse in a note.

"Essentially we expect monetary policy to be left on hold next week despite a significant lowering of inflation projections."

As for the rest of the world, here's the scoreboard as of 1:14 p.m. ET:

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  • The Swedish krona is down by 2.0% at 9.0887 per dollar after the Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, held rates at -0.50%, as economists were expecting. The bank's governor Stefan Ingves said that the possibility of further easing has increased, and that the bank would not raise rates until 2018.

  • The British pound is down by 0.6% at 1.2172 against the dollar. Earlier, the Office for National Statistics reported that the British economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter, above expectations of 0.3%. "There is little evidence of a pronounced effect in the immediate aftermath of the [Brexit] vote," ONS Chief Economist Joe Grice said in a statement on Thursday. (Although, it's worth keeping in mind that Brexit itself has not actually happened yet.)

  • The US dollar index is up by 0.3% ar 98.95 after pending home sales jumped despite a tight housing market, durable goods orders fell more than expected, and initial jobless claims fell less than expected.

  • The Russian ruble is up by 0.1% at 62.8132 per dollar, while Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, is up by 1.6% at $50.78 per dollar.

  • The Australian dollar is down by 0.8% at 0.7586 per dollar.

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