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Japan and the U.S. confirmed a coordinated yen-buying intervention — their first joint currency market action since 2011 — after the yen fell to a 40-year low of nearly 164 yen per dollar in late July.

Japan and the U.S. confirmed a coordinated yen-buying intervention — their first joint currency market action since 2011 — after the yen fell to a 40-year low of nearly 164 yen per dollar in late July.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York sold euros to buy yen on behalf of the U.S. Treasury, with the transactions conducted through Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York sold euros to buy yen on behalf of the U.S. Treasury, with the transactions conducted through Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, according to people familiar with the matter.

A Reuters photograph of a notepad in front of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Cabinet meeting on Friday showed a to-do list indicating U.S. purchases of $5 billion to $10 billion worth of Japanese yen.

A Reuters photograph of a notepad in front of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Cabinet meeting on Friday showed a to-do list indicating U.S. purchases of $5 billion to $10 billion worth of Japanese yen.

Following the announcement, the yen surged more than 1% to 155.20 per dollar — its strongest level since early May. Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said authorities "will not hesitate conducting further coordinated intervention."

Following the announcement, the yen surged more than 1% to 155.20 per dollar — its strongest level since early May. Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said authorities "will not hesitate conducting further coordinated intervention."

Bessent said the U.S. would consider expanding the Federal Reserve's repurchase facility to provide temporary dollar liquidity to Japan, describing the tool as an "important backstop" for funding intervention without outright Treasury sales.

Bessent said the U.S. would consider expanding the Federal Reserve's repurchase facility to provide temporary dollar liquidity to Japan, describing the tool as an "important backstop" for funding intervention without outright Treasury sales.

Some analysts cautioned that structural factors — including the wide Japan-U.S. interest rate gap and rising import costs — could limit lasting gains for the yen. Wells Fargo analysts noted the intervention "underscores the limits of relying on FX operations alone."

Some analysts cautioned that structural factors — including the wide Japan-U.S. interest rate gap and rising import costs — could limit lasting gains for the yen. Wells Fargo analysts noted the intervention "underscores the limits of relying on FX operations alone."

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