Event Brief
US and Japan intervene jointly to support yen
Filed: Aug 05, 2026 at 7:10 AM ET
Summary: A rare joint intervention stabilized the yen after it hit a four-decade low, briefly lifting it to a three-month high.
WHO: US and Japan
WHAT: Joint intervention to stabilize the yen, with Washington buying yen for the first time since 1998
WHEN: Aug 05, 2026 at 6:30 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The yen had slumped to a four-decade low of almost 164 yen per US dollar
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