Seems like the US intervention to strengthen the Yen is significant.

NedoftheHill 47460 posts Joined: Jun 29, 2011

Posted 2:53 pm on Aug 5, 2026

I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but it seems unprecedented, and perhaps an indicator of global economic weakness. Certainly seems like an indicator of Japan weakness, otherwise they would have done it themselves...no???

Anybody here know more about this than I do?

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Seems like the US intervention to strengthen the Yen is significant. NedoftheHill 2:53pm · 8/5/26
- Not unprecedented, but not common Link Chris94 4:44pm · 8/5/26
  - I could read the first half of the article. Again, makes sense.NT NedoftheHill 5:40pm · 8/5/26
- It's probably better for the US to be buying yen than for the Japanese to do it. Rooney 4:04pm · 8/5/26
  - Thanks. That makes sense. Not necessarily a good situation, though.NT NedoftheHill 4:57pm · 8/5/26
  - The fact that Japan is the largest holder of U.S. Debt, makes this a big deal for us...here's a good TyroneIrish 4:26pm · 8/5/26

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