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Yentervention? Goldman Delta-One Desk-Head Questions FX Market's Reaction To BoJ's 'Hawkish Hold'
23 Jan 2026 17:18 GMT
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“USD/JPY initially moved higher after Governor … decision press conference, with JPY weakness accelerating above 159… intervention required to move the Japanese currency).
“It is tempting … confirmed YCC coming, sparking yen selloff... then immediate U …
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Mapped: How Currency Performance Shifted by Region in 2025
23 Jan 2026 17:45 GMT
… regional currencies include the Japanese yen (East Asia & … expectations supported the currency.
Region
Currency
2025 (% change … East Asia & Pacific
Japanese yen (JPY)
0.1%
Latin America … 15.3%
Meanwhile, the Japanese yen finished the year essentially …
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Stocks edge higher, dollar dips with potential yen intervention in focus
23 Jan 2026 17:55 GMT
… Japanese authorities are close to intervening directly to support the currency.
The yen … , suggesting to traders that Japan may have run rate checks … the day the Bank of Japan signaled its readiness to … 47 per cent against the Japanese yen to 157.65. Sterling …
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Japan’s Crash Is Our Canary in the Coalmine
23 Jan 2026 18:26 GMT
… tax revenue. This sent Japanese bonds crashing as bond investors … While the dollar’s reserve currency status and our lower aggregate … lending and almost 10 million Japanese workers essentially paid to … in the yen carry trade, and it plunged Japan into 30 …
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Yen volatile on rate check speculation, dollar set for sharp weekly drop
23 Jan 2026 16:09 GMT
… tensions unsettled investors.
The yen was last stronger on the … from Tokyo to stem the Japanese currency's slide, though … underscored investor nerves about Japan';s fiscal position as … promised tax cuts, sending Japanese government bond yields to record …
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Yen swings sharply as traders watch for possible government intervention
23 Jan 2026 14:45 GMT
… Japan Governor Ueda gave few clues about plans to help the currency … to talk down the dollar-yen rate. Their quiet approach … report by investing live.
Japan did something similar in July … careful in his comments about currency movements and signal that …
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Finance chief Katayama watching yen rate 'with sense of urgency'
23 Jan 2026 16:35 GMT
Japanese financial authorities are watching currency movements with a sense … regarding a moment of yen volatility that transpired more … was speaking after the yen gyrated sharply at the conclusion … press briefing by Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, whose …
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Bank of Japan Keeps Rates Unchanged, Signals Rate Hike Soon
23 Jan 2026 17:14 GMT
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its growth estimate … a weakening yen, the central bank said that the currency’s movement … inflation will continue to increase.
Japan’s economy has not been …
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Risk Appetite Stays Strong, Yen Rallies on Suspected Intervention
23 Jan 2026 13:58 GMT
… the only exception being the yen. Today, although it … regarding Greenland, and in the FX market, preferring the Aussie, which … Steady, Yen Spikes Up on Potential Intervention
The only currency against … after data showed that Japan’s headline inflation slowed …
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USD/JPY Continues Its Uptrend as Yen Weakens Further
23 Jan 2026 13:58 GMT
… of the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) monetary … hike, especially amid the yen’s persistent weakness.
… JPY approaches the psychologically significant 160 level, market expectations of possible currency … level, the potential for currency intervention increases, keeping …