Japan's April Yen Intervention Sets Daily Record as Currency Pressure Persists

Yen intervention lays bare the dangers of monetary experiments

Tokyo and Washington’s desire to maintain stability may be creating long-term danger

Washington sold euros to lift yen without informing European Central Bank: Report

The ECB learned of the trade only after it was executed, breaking a post-war norm of consultation between western monetary authorities

Tran quoted in CNN Business on Japan’s persistently low interest rates and its relation to the yen

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Japan spent record 6.2 tril. yen on single-day currency intervention in April

The Japanese Finance Ministry has revealed the government and the Bank of Japan spent a record single-day amount to support the yen on April 30.

Yen rally fades a week after U.S.-Japan intervention as focus shifts to policy

The coordinated involvement from the Treasury and BoJ had initially lifted the yen as low as 155 to the dollar, down from just above 163 beforehand.