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Yen at Brink of 40-Year Low Puts Markets on Intervention Watch

Japanese officials said they are ready to act as the yen holds near a 40-year low and speculative short bets hit their highest since July 2024.

TOKYO, June 19 : The yen traded precariously near the weakest level in nearly four decades on Friday, putting investors on guard for potential intervention from Japan to defend its currency.With the Juneteenth trading break looming in the United States, thin liquidity conditions could open the door for Japan

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Yen at brink of 40-year low puts markets on intervention watch

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[New York, Kyodo] The yen fell against the dollar in the New York foreign exchange market on the 18th, briefly reaching 161.81 yen to the dollar, the weakest level for the yen against the dollar in about 1 year and 11 months, since July 2024. It approached the lowest level in about 39 and a half years, since December 1986.

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