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Japan Intervenes: Yen Support Actions Revealed
9 Nov
Summary
- Japan confirmed three currency market interventions over summer.
- These actions included a rare joint operation with the US.
- Tokyo made a single-day record purchase of ¥7.98 trillion.

Japan confirmed on 2026-11-09T00:34:50+00:00 that it intervened in the currency market on three separate occasions during the preceding summer months. The primary objective of these interventions was to support the value of the Japanese yen. These actions confirm previously reported market activity.
Notably, these interventions included a coordinated operation with the United States to bolster the yen. This marked the first joint currency support effort between Tokyo and Washington in almost thirty years. During one intervention, Japan’s authorities conducted a single-day record purchase of ¥7.98 trillion.