The exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar recorded its biggest increase in more than two years. The Bank of Japan's policy decision is about to be announced. It is reported that the authorities are once again interfering in the foreign exchange market in an attempt to support the weak yen exchange rate. The yen rose 3.3% against the US dollar during Thursday's New York trading session, the biggest one-day intraday gain since December 2023. A person familiar with the market said that the Japanese authorities interfered in the foreign exchange market. Nikkei previously quoted market participants as reporting that the Japanese authorities interfered in the foreign exchange market during the US trading session on Thursday, and that the US authorities also made exchange rate inquiries. In an interview with Fox Business Channel, US Treasury Secretary Bessent said that the yen “appears to be seriously undervalued” and believes “excessive fluctuations” are unhealthy. In early trading Tokyo time, the dollar rose 0.37% against the yen to 160.07 yen; it hit 157.98 on Thursday.

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago
The exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar recorded its biggest increase in more than two years. The Bank of Japan's policy decision is about to be announced. It is reported that the authorities are once again interfering in the foreign exchange market in an attempt to support the weak yen exchange rate. The yen rose 3.3% against the US dollar during Thursday's New York trading session, the biggest one-day intraday gain since December 2023. A person familiar with the market said that the Japanese authorities interfered in the foreign exchange market. Nikkei previously quoted market participants as reporting that the Japanese authorities interfered in the foreign exchange market during the US trading session on Thursday, and that the US authorities also made exchange rate inquiries. In an interview with Fox Business Channel, US Treasury Secretary Bessent said that the yen “appears to be seriously undervalued” and believes “excessive fluctuations” are unhealthy. In early trading Tokyo time, the dollar rose 0.37% against the yen to 160.07 yen; it hit 157.98 on Thursday.