円大幅下落、１１７円台後半　５年２カ月ぶり安値―東京市場

　１４日の東京外国為替市場で、円相場が１ドル＝１１７円台後半に下落し、２０１７年１月以来、約５年２カ月ぶりの円安水準を更新した。米連邦準備制度理事会（ＦＲＢ）が１５、１６両日の会合で利上げを決めるとの見方が強く、日米金利差が拡大するとの思惑から円売り・ドル買いが優勢となった。正午現在は１１７円８３～８３銭と、前週末比１円１２銭の円安・ドル高。（2022/03/14-12:17）

The yen plunged to hit a fresh five-year low against the dollar in Tokyo trading on Monday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to decide an interest rate hike this week.
   The dollar stood at 117.83-83 yen at noon, up from 116.71-71 yen at 5 p.m. Friday.
   The yen's weakness against the dollar reflected speculation of widening interest rate gaps between Japan and the United States, ahead of the U.S. central bank's policy-setting meeting for two days from Tuesday, market sources said.
   "There now appears to be no major resistance line (for the dollar's ascent) until the Jan. 3, 2017, peak of 118.60 yen and the 2016 high of 118.66 yen," a currency broker said.
   At a press conference Monday, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said the government is closely watching foreign exchange movements and their impact on the Japanese economy. "Stable foreign exchange rates are important above all," he said.