Financial Times (August 10)
2026/ 08/ 12 by jd in Global News
“The yen has given up roughly half its gains following the historic joint intervention by the US and Japan, with investors saying the lack of a ‘unified voice’ among central banks lessened its market impact.” The prevailing view is that “the intervention would be unlikely to provide lasting support unless it was accompanied by interest rate rises from the Bank of Japan” and that the intervention might have been more effective with greater international co-operation, specifically involving the ECB, which was not consulted.
Tags: BOJ, Central banks, Co-operation, ECB, Gains, Interest rate, Investors, Japan, Joint intervention, Lasting support, Market impact, U.S., Yen
