中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯1月12日消息，日元作为避险货币的地位在最近几个交易日里走高，但还有一些其他实际需求因素可能也是推动日元上涨的原因，如燃料进口成本下降。去年8月份日本在过去两年中重新启动了第一个核反应堆，预计今年会有更多核反应堆重启。2011年福岛核事故发生后，所有反应堆都被关停。原油价格大幅下跌也推动燃料进口价格下降。周二公布的数据显示，受贸易逆差收窄提振，日本经常项目盈余较上年同期增长一倍多，至1.144万亿日元（约合98亿美元）。日本的能源进口商通常出售日元买入美元来购买燃料，但现在他们需要抛售的日元减少。

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Japan's Reduced Costs for Fuel Imports Help Boost Yen

[Dow Jones] The yen has been driven higher in recent sessions because of its perceived status as a haven currency. But there are other real-demand factors likely contributing to the yen's gains: reduced costs of fuel imports. Japan restarted the first nuclear reactor in nearly two years in August and more reactors are scheduled to be back online this year. All reactors went offline following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Sharp falls in crude prices are also helping reduce the price tag for fuel imports. Data showed Tuesday that the surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of Japan's trade with the rest of the world, more than doubled from a year earlier to Y1.144 trillion ($9.8 billion) in November, helped by narrowing trade deficits. Japanese energy importers typically sell yen and buy dollars to purchase fuel, but they are needing to do less of it.