The yen is expected to record its biggest one-day increase in nearly three weeks. Earlier, during meetings with US officials, Japanese officials discussed the weakening of the yen, driving the yen stronger. The yen rose 1.2% to 156.98 yen per dollar on Friday, outperforming all other G10 currencies. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a meeting with US President Donald Trump that currency undervaluation “is a problem”, making traders more wary of the risk that the authorities may intervene to boost the yen. Kyodo News quoted Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki as reporting that Katayama Satsuki and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once again confirmed during video talks on Friday that the undervaluation of the yen is a concern. Moh Siong Sim, strategist at OCBC Bank, said: “The risk of intervention should limit the further weakening of the yen. More importantly, the yen may be nearing a turning point, as Trump's concerns about the yen's weakness suggest that the US and Japan may coordinate more deeply to support the yen.”

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago
The yen is expected to record its biggest one-day increase in nearly three weeks. Earlier, during meetings with US officials, Japanese officials discussed the weakening of the yen, driving the yen stronger. The yen rose 1.2% to 156.98 yen per dollar on Friday, outperforming all other G10 currencies. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a meeting with US President Donald Trump that currency undervaluation “is a problem”, making traders more wary of the risk that the authorities may intervene to boost the yen. Kyodo News quoted Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki as reporting that Katayama Satsuki and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once again confirmed during video talks on Friday that the undervaluation of the yen is a concern. Moh Siong Sim, strategist at OCBC Bank, said: “The risk of intervention should limit the further weakening of the yen. More importantly, the yen may be nearing a turning point, as Trump's concerns about the yen's weakness suggest that the US and Japan may coordinate more deeply to support the yen.”