Why the historic US-Japan intervention has failed to lift pressure on the yen
- Source
- South China Morning Post - Business
- Source link
- https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3364596/why-historic-us-japan-intervention-has-failed-lift-pressure-yen
- Published
- 2026-08-19 13:01:25
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-19 15:29:37
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- China
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
With a rare joint US-Japan market intervention weeks ago failing to rectify the weakness of the Japanese currency, Tokyo and Washington could be forced to launch another round of boosting efforts, with a deepening US Treasury rout expected to fuel the global yen carry trade, according to analysts. The yen has been on a sustained decline, falling to a 40-year low to trade above 163 per US dollar in late July. Though the US-Japan intervention briefly halted its slide, the currency has already...
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