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Yen Rises Sharply With Traders on Intervention Watch
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Aug 3rd, 2026 Yen Rises Sharply With Traders on Intervention Watch USD/JPY is likely to extend lower this week as the US and Japan gang up to hammer home the message that the yen’s declines had gone far too far. Bloomberg's MLIV Strategist Mark Cranfield breaks down the mechanisms at play as Japan reports first joint intervention with US in currency markets in 15 years.
Aug 3rd, 2026
Yen Rises Sharply With Traders on Intervention Watch
USD/JPY is likely to extend lower this week as the US and Japan gang up to hammer home the message that the yen’s declines had gone far too far. Bloomberg's MLIV Strategist Mark Cranfield breaks down the mechanisms at play as Japan reports first joint intervention with US in currency markets in 15 years.