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Yen’s Breach of 160 to Dollar Puts Traders on Intervention Watch

Bloomberg Markets Monday 31 August 2026, 03:00 UTC By John Cheng 1 min read
Key Points

The yen’s breach of 160 versus the dollar underscores the Japanese currency’s vulnerability to further weakness and the heightened risk of authorities entering the market again to slow its decline.

The yen’s breach of 160 versus the dollar underscores the Japanese currency’s vulnerability to further weakness and the heightened risk of authorities entering the market again to slow its decline.
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