Currency markets on guard for intervention in Japan's yen

Stocks Primed to Extend Rally, Yen Edges Lower: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks extended their rally into a fifth session while currencies steadied after a volatile Monday, as markets regained some stability following speculation over possible yen intervention.

Dollar sinks on yen intervention talk, gold breaks $5,100

Investors nervous about geopolitics, tariff threats and US budgetary issues flocked to buy gold Monday, pushing the safe-haven precious metal well into record territory.

Dollar slips across the board; yen higher on intervention risk

NEW YORK, Jan 26 : The U.S. dollar slipped across the board on Monday and the Japanese yen jumped to a more than two-month high on Monday as speculation mounted of coordinated currency intervention by authorities in the U.S. after remarks from Tokyo's prime minister and Japan's leading currency diplomat. Inv

Japan in Close Contact With US on Yen as Needed, FX Chief Says

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that the government is responding to currency moves in line with the US-Japan joint statement, amid speculation the two countries coordinated on rate checks to prop up the yen on Friday.

An unusual Fed ‘rate check’ triggered a freefall in the U.S. dollar and investors are fleeing into gold

Washington may be attempting to prop up the yen, exacerbating fears the U.S. is becoming too politically volatile to remain a safe haven for investors