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Rising Japanese bond yields and currency intervention risks threaten US Treasurys as Japanese investors face incentives to repatriate capital. With US long-term yields near multi-decade highs, elevat…
Japan's two-year bond yields surged to a 31-year high, raising yen carry trade costs that finance global risk assets like Bitcoin. With an 88% probability of a BOJ rate hike in September, potential y…
Japan's currency and debt defenses are failing despite US-backed interventions and rate hikes. As USD/JPY pressure mounts and the Bank of Japan considers further rate hikes, risks of another massive …
Yen weakens toward 159.43 as intervention effects fade; Polymarket odds for a September BOJ rate hike surge to 81% from 22% two weeks ago, driving trader repositioning.
Yen options volatility rises ahead of US CPI data, with traders split on dollar-yen direction amid intervention risk and divergent short vs medium-term flows.
Yen's intervention-driven gains are fading, with half the rally already erased. Traders remain cautious, watching for potential further official support from Japanese authorities.
Yen sell-off resumes as US Treasury intervention fades, erasing half of last week's gains. Wide US-Japan rate gap persists despite BoJ hikes, raising concerns Japan may sell US debt to defend yen, pr…
Coordinated US-Japan intervention aimed at weakening the yen has failed to stop its decline, with pressure on Treasuries persisting despite record intervention efforts.
US Treasury secretly sold euros—not dollars—to prop up the yen, bypassing ECB coordination. Yen strengthened from ¥164 to ¥158; BoJ rate hike odds for September rose to 44%, while transatlantic polic…
US Treasury intervened with Japan to strengthen the yen amid inflation pressures and debt concerns, aiming to prevent Treasury sales and control U.S. rates while boosting yen value.
Japan and the U.S. conducted a rare joint yen-buying intervention, pushing USD/JPY down over 1% to 155.20 before settling near 156.92. Officials signaled readiness for further coordinated action, and…
US and Japan conducted rare coordinated yen-buying intervention, pushing yen from 164 to 155-157 per dollar. Officials warn more intervention possible, but structural rate gaps and Japan's massive de…
Bitget will exit the Japanese market by 2026 amid stricter FSA licensing rules, while Japan and the US conducted a rare coordinated intervention to halt the yen's slide toward 40-year lows, signaling…
US and Japan jointly intervened to strengthen the yen, weakening the dollar. Treasury Secretary Bessent vows continued support. S&P 500 hit a record high despite rising long-term yields, which could …
US and Japan jointly bought yen for the first time since 1998, but gains reversed quickly. Wide Fed-BOJ rate gap keeps carry trade alive, risking yen weakness and pressure on crypto assets funded by …
Coordinated Japan-US intervention sharply strengthened the yen, pushing USD/JPY from 164 to 155. Meanwhile, US and global stocks continue pressing toward record highs despite rising long-term bond yi…
Treasury Secretary Bessent defended U.S. intervention supporting the yen, calling Japan a key ally. Yen strengthened after coordinated intervention, while U.S. equities rose in pre-market trading on …
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Kyushu, Japan halted production at Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi plants, disrupting auto and semiconductor component manufacturing, risking losses of up to 20,000 vehicl…
Japan and the US jointly intervened to support the yen after it hit a 40-year low, causing the currency to surge over 1% against the dollar to its strongest level since May.
Treasury Secretary Bessent vowed to repeat US-Japan coordinated FX intervention against yen weakness and called for expanding the Fed's FIMA facility, signaling continued dollar-yen intervention risk…