Yen strengthen sharply on likely intervention

It looks like Japan's Ministry of Finance may once again have intervened to support the yen. The Japanese currency surged 1.2% early Wednesday having approached the 158 to the dollar level as the impact of previous bouts of intervention waned.

Interest Rate Forecast: Yen Intervention Risk Hits USDJPY, EURJPY and GBPJPY

Interest rate expectations are shifting as oil-driven inflation and yen intervention risk reshape USDJPY, EURJPY, and GBPJPY, while the Fed, ECB, BOE, and BOJ face new policy pressure.

Yen surges as Japan reportedly intervenes to counter currency weakness

The Nikkei, citing a government source, said officials had intervened buying the currency, which had been around its weakest since July 2024 earlier Thursday.

Japan steps into FX market for first time in two years to boost yen, sources say

By Leika Kihara and Tamiyuki Kihara NEW YORK/LONDON/TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - Japan intervened to prop up the yen against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, its first official currency action in nearly two years,

Yen carry trade cracks are showing, and Wall Street isn't ready

There is a specific metric worth watching, which is the USD/JPY itself. A sustained move toward 150 or below would signal genuine stress in carry positions. It functions as a leading indicator for US equity volatility — more reliable in many ways than the VIX, which tends to react after the fact.

Large yen short positions in place as Japanese currency tests 160 to the dollar: Strategist

Ben Emons of Highline Asset Management expects Japan's finance ministry to face repeated pressure as traders test policymakers’ resolve to support the yen. He flags USD/JPY at 160 as the key psychological threshold for potential intervention signals.

AUD To JPY Forecast And Trends: Yen Weakness ‘May Be Overdone’

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Yen steady, dollar firms on Middle East war fears

The yen was steady on Tuesday amid lingering market nerves after suspected intervention by Tokyo last week sparked sharp gains in recent sessions, while the U.S. dollar firmed on safe-haven demand as the

Yen’s Correlation With Oil Hit 2021 High Before Intervention

The correlation between dollar-yen and Brent crude rose to its highest level since late 2021 a day before Japanese authorities intervened in the currency market, underscoring the tighter link between oil prices and the yen.

Yen rises sharply before unwinding, intervention remains on radar of markets

By Samuel Indyk and Gregor Stuart Hunter LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - The yen saw another sharp, intraday jump against the dollar on Monday, prompting speculation about another bout of intervention by Japanese authorities to bolster the battered currency.