Yen sinks as effect of US-Japan intervention fades
petethomas
11 points
2 comments
August 10, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
downrightmike
The US only intervened because Japan IS mass selling off US bonds to capture all the Yen they can. US trying to keep Yen invested in US treasuries.
cuoder
They only sold Euros for this (without ECB even knowing lol), ofc it doesn't last