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class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>The United States and Japan last week staged a coordinated intervention to halt the slide of the yen after the Japanese currency fell to a 40-year low against the US dollar.<\/p>\n<p>While it is unusual for authorities to intervene to help prop up another country\u2019s currency, the yen has an important role in international finance as the world\u2019s third-most-traded currency, meaning its depreciation has repercussions far beyond Japan.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/colombias-petro-repeats-vote-fraud-claims-days-before-handing-over-power\">Colombia\u2019s Petro repeats vote fraud claims days before handing over power<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/8\/4\/bodycam-video-shows-firefighters-battling-blaze-in-spokane-us\">Bodycam video shows firefighters battling blaze in Spokane, US<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/why-are-the-washington-wildfires-so-severe-spokane-fires-explained\">Why are the Washington wildfires so severe?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 4 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/palestine-weekly-israel-kills-dozens-in-gaza-after-hamas-disarmament-deal\">Palestine weekly: Israel kills dozens in Gaza after Hamas disarmament deal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Here is everything you need to know about the currency intervention:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-a-currency-intervention-and-how-did-the-us-and-japan\">What is a currency intervention and how did the US and Japan coordinate?<\/h2>\n<p>A currency intervention occurs when a government or central bank buys or sells large quantities of foreign currency to help stabilise the value of its own currency.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the US and Japan coordinated an intervention to lift the value of the yen after it slid to 163 against the dollar for the first time since 1986.<\/p>\n<p>The intervention began on July 31 when the US Treasury began selling euros for yen, while Japanese authorities also bought yen.<\/p>\n<p>In the days after the intervention, the yen began to rise and reached 157 to the dollar on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The US last staged a currency intervention with Japan in 2011 when the yen began appreciating rapidly following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>It also stepped in to support the Japanese currency during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-did-the-yen-get-so-weak\">How did the yen get so weak?<\/h2>\n<p>The yen\u2019s collapse is the result of longstanding economic challenges combined with new pressures from the US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Japan has struggled with economic stagnation since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank of Japan has for decades attempted to stimulate growth with ultra-low and even negative interest rates, a policy that has exerted downward pressure on the yen.<\/p>\n<p>While Japan\u2019s weak currency has helped draw record numbers of tourists and kept exports cheap, it has also placed a strain on households by raising the cost of imported goods.<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo has spent tens of billions of dollars since 2022 trying to defend the yen, but the economic policies of successive Japanese leaders, including current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have partly offset these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTakaichi wants it all: Growth, loose fiscal policy, loose monetary policy and a stable yen \u2013 but their policy mix is leading to a weak yen, which is causing an inflation problem,\u201d Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4830260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4830260\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4830260\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2025-03-20T085727Z_169902797_RC23ADAJJTDK_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-JAPAN-TOURISM-1785905505.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, Japan March 10, 2025. REUTERS\/Issei Kato\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4830260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on March 10, 2025 [Issei Kato\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"why-does-the-us-want-a-stronger-yen\">Why does the US want a stronger yen?<\/h2>\n<p>While Japan is a close US ally, Washington stepped in for its own benefit as much as Tokyo\u2019s, said Masahiko Loo, a senior fixed income strategist at State Street Investment Management in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington isn\u2019t trying to strengthen the yen for Japan\u2019s sake. It\u2019s trying to prevent a disorderly decline that could spill over into Treasury markets, global funding conditions, and broader financial stability,\u201d Loo told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA free-falling yen isn\u2019t just Japan\u2019s problem. At some point it becomes a global liquidity and financial stability issue, which is why Washington stepped in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The yen is the most traded currency after the US dollar and the euro, which means dramatic changes in its value can have ripple effects across the global financial system.<\/p>\n<p>One of Washington\u2019s biggest concerns is the prospect of Japan selling off its holdings of US Treasury securities, which were valued at $1.114 trillion in May.<\/p>\n<p>If the yen continued to fall, Tokyo would be encouraged to sell large quantities of US Treasuries to raise cash it can use to defend the currency.<\/p>\n<p>That would put upward pressure on interest rates in the US, raising the cost of servicing the country\u2019s rapidly growing national debt, which already exceeds $39 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe financial cost of intervention for the US is low and, given that President Donald Trump favours a weaker US dollar, the domestic political cost is minimal,\u201d Shigeto Nagai, head of Japan economics at Oxford Economics,\u00a0wrote in a research briefing on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCoordinated intervention is a cost-effective method as it allows the US to do a significant favour for Japan, a precious loyal ally in Asia, and take some pressure off US interest rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"will-the-intervention-work\">Will the intervention work?<\/h2>\n<p>While the joint intervention has provided short-term support for the yen, Japan will need to take more fundamental measures, such as raising interest rates, to raise the value of the currency in the long term, according to experts.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s benchmark interest rate currently stands at 1.0 percent, its highest since 1995 but far lower than other advanced economies, including the US.<\/p>\n<p>The large gap between interest rates in the US and Japan is a primary driver of the yen\u2019s persistent weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Without a change in Japan\u2019s low-interest-rate environment, the latest currency intervention is just \u201cthrowing good money after bad,\u201d said Derek Tang, an economist and CEO of Monetary Policy Analytics, a US research advisory firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately\u2026 the gravitational force of economic fundamentals will overwhelm intervention efforts,\u201d Tang told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNevertheless, Japan seems very reluctant to tighten monetary policy to raise its own interest rates and allow the currency to appreciate in that manner,\u201d Tang said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this situation will persist for the time being.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (5 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Yen and US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration shown on March 19, 2025 [Dado Ruvic\/Reuters] By Erin Hale and John Power Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 The United States and Japan last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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