GLOBAL MARKETS - Yen Choppy Amid Intervention Nerves; Asia Shares Eye Weekly Gain

GLOBAL MARKET - SINGAPORE. The yen swung between losses and gains on Friday in volatile trade, reflecting investors' skittishness after Tokyo was thought to have intervened to prop up the Japanese currency in the wake of a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation report.

Moves in the yen against the dollar and other major currencies stole the spotlight on Friday, though in the broader market, Asian stocks cheered the growing bets for a September rate cut from the Federal Reserve.