🚨 US–Japan Currency Intervention Watch: A Rare Signal🚨
The U.S. and Japan may be preparing coordinated currency intervention something that hasn’t happened in 15 years.
The U.S. dollar has fallen for a third straight session, sliding to its lowest level since September amid speculation of joint action between Washington and Tokyo. At the same time, the yen surged nearly 1% to around ¥154 per USD, its strongest level in two months.
Recent rate checks by both U.S. and Japanese authorities point to coordinated groundwork for potential direct market intervention. The last time the U.S. participated in such an effort was March 2011, when it helped sell yen following the Fukushima earthquake.
Why this matters:
Policy coordination would signal a willingness to tolerate looser global dollar conditions, reinforcing further downside pressure on the greenback.
A strengthening yen also raises a bigger risk — a rapid unwinding of carry trades. Even the fear of that unwind could trigger equity market volatility, similar to the sell-offs seen in July–August 2024.
This is a development to watch closely.
Japan is back at the center of the global macro story.
This content is for market awareness only and does not constitute financial advice.
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