A wild week in the currency markets has left hedge funds heading for the exits on their dollar trades and turning their attention toward the Japanese yen.Interest in the yen surged Wednesday, making it the most-traded currency versus the dollar,

The U.S. dollar slumped to an eight-week trough to the yen and lingered near a one-month low versus sterling on Thursday, as investor nerves about an inflation-stoking global trade war abated. Japan's currency was also supported by rising expectations for further Bank of Japan interest-rate hikes with a central bank official advocating continued rate hikes,

The U.S. dollar slumped to an eight-week low against the yen and hovered near a one-month low versus the British pound as trade war fears eased. Investors are reassessing the Federal Reserves rate outlook while the Bank