Tokyo, 7 May 2026 – Japan is believed to have spent around US$30 billion in a follow-up currency intervention to support the yen, signalling that authorities remain prepared to act aggressively as the currency trades under pressure near psychologically important levels.
The latest estimate points to an intervention of about ¥4.68 trillion, based on analysis of Bank of Japan accounts and money-market forecasts. It follows an earlier suspected round of yen-buying intervention after the currency weakened sharply beyond the 160-per-dollar level.
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