SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) - The yen weakened past 145 per dollar on Friday, a level which kept speculators wary of potential intervention from Japanese authorities, while a faltering economic recovery in China also kept pressure on the yuan.
Its renewed decline has stoked speculation that intervention by Japanese authorities could be imminent, particularly as the level of 145 per dollar first prompted them to shore up the yen in September.
The onshore yuan fell to its lowest since November at 7.2615 per dollar shortly after trading opened on Friday.
The Australian dollar , often used as a liquid proxy for the yuan, slipped 0.12% to $0.6608.
The dollar index steadied at around 103.33 and was heading for a gain of about 0.7% in the second quarter.
Persons:
Saktiandi Supaat, Maybank's Supaat, Carol Kong, Sterling, Elwin de Groot, Rae Wee
Organizations:
Bank of Japan's, People's Bank of China, New Zealand, U.S, U.S . Federal Reserve, Commerce Department, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bank of England, Central Bank, Rabobank, Thomson
Locations:
SINGAPORE, China, Asia, Tokyo, U.S