The Japanese yen strengthened against major global currencies Thursday on increased risk aversion after an overnight fall on Wall Street. The gains came after the minutes of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some members favored more puchases of long-term Treasurys and mortgage-related debt. The U.S. dollar fell in early Asian trading, hitting an early intraday low of 94.34 yen, reportedly the weakest in two months. Later in the morning, it firmed to 94.53 yen, versus 96.19 yen late Wednesday. The euro was changing hands for 130.14 yen, compared with 131.40 yen Wednesday.
