One must stand in awe at the plunge of the Japanese Yen (cheered on, strangely, by the government of the same country) and wonder how low will be low enough to satisfy them.
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Not By the Hairs of my Yenny Yen Yen
I’m not acquainted with Japanese Prime Minister Abe, but it’s apparent that the man’s wizard-like skills turning his national currency into toilet paper are unparalleled. The US dollar has finally achieved escape velocity versus the yen……. 
Brazil at Top of Range
Japanese Toilet Paper
I guess Japan is proving that its printers are much faster than even those of Europe or the United States. Their currency seems to be on a one-way trip to toilet paper land, and with the latest break of the shelf of support (which, make no mistake, the government applauds) it’s free-fall time.
