Yen falls on rate cut talk; profits hit U.S. stocks

A man (R) cleans electronic boards showing Japan’s Nikkei average, the exchange rate between the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar and stock quotation outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, in this April 6, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Issei Kato/FilesMoreBy Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Speculation that the Bank of Japan could effectively start paying banks to borrow its cash caused the yen to tumble on Friday, while U.S. stocks fell on disappointing profit reports from so