Japan on watch as yen rises, stocks plunge
A man scratches his head in front of an electronic board displaying falls in major market indices around the world, outside a brokerage in Tokyo August 9, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese policymakers voiced growing alarm on Tuesday as the yen scaled highs seen before last week's intervention and global stock markets crumbled under mounting fears of a new financial crisis.
Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White
TOKYO
Tue Aug 9, 2011 8:25am EDT
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