The US Treasury Department is joining forces with Japan to confront investors betting against the yen: but who really holds the stronger bargaining chips — Washington or Tokyo? At the same time, it seems that the dollar system under Trump has become toxic and threatens the US’s closest and most stable ally, having been driven …
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US foreign exchange intervention plan to support Yen
The picture in Japan’s debt markets is beginning to resemble a slow but persistent phase shift into a system that for decades operated with artificial stability. From the savior of the monetary system, during the Nixon shock with the largest monetary deal in history, it is now expected to become the culprit of a leveraged …
The plunge in the yen and debt bring economic crisis to the Land of the Rising Sun
Japan, with its huge debt and the yen’s slide, is bidding to be the star of the biggest economic and financial crisis in human history. The political career of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is sinking almost as fast as the yen these days — and the two developments are closely linked. The yen has …
New Currency War: Japan Challenges China and the Yuan with Yen Devaluation
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the yen fell to 155 against the dollar, prompting intervention in the foreign exchange market. Forex traders are now familiar with the routine that accompanies yen weakness. Just as on Wednesday (November 12), Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned dealers not to test her resolve as the yen hit a nine-month …
The appreciating yen and the depreciation of the dollar became a nightmare for Japan
As Donald Trump tries to weaken the dollar to boost the US economy and manufacturing, the Japanese yen is developing safe-haven behavior faster than Tokyo policymakers would like – causing monetary policy turmoil in Asia’s second-largest economy. The extent to which the US president’s trade war is hurting confidence in dollar-denominated assets can be seen …