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Japan currency intervention highlights growing pressure on the yen as Tokyo struggles to defend the 160 per dollar level.
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Japan Spent $73 Billion to Defend the Yen. The Market Is Still Testing Tokyo

by Oguz BuyukyildirimMay 29, 2026May 29, 2026

Japan has delivered one of the largest currency interventions in its modern history. The result was not a clean victory. The Finance Ministry said Tokyo spent 11.7 trillion yen, around $73.5 billion, between April 28 and May 27 to support the yen. The scale was historic. The market reaction was not. The yen briefly strengthened […]

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