KQED Nightly Business Report September 16, 2010
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening, everyone. susie gharib is off tonight. i'm joined by suzanne pratt. japan moved today to weaken its currency as the dollar hit a 15- year low against the yen. suzanne, it's an effort to help the lagging japanese economy. >> suzanne: tom, this is japan's first intervention in the currency market in six years. it comes just ahead of a meeting between president obama and japan's prime minister in new york city next week. so exactly what did japan d...