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Japan Buys Yen, Raises Rate to 155.5 Amid Intervention Signal

5/2/2026

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Japan’s Ministry of Finance bought yen, lifting the rate from a low of 161.96 to around 155.5 per dollar.
Japan signaled Golden Week intervention while Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said decisive action was approaching.
Top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura warned that speculative positions remain while Japan is in contact with the United States.
Analysts noted that thin holiday liquidity could cause wild yen swings while any intervention may be temporary.

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Japan’s Ministry of Finance bought yen, lifting the rate from a low of 161.96 to around 155.5 per dollar.
Japan signaled Golden Week intervention while Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said decisive action was approaching.
Top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura warned that speculative positions remain while Japan is in contact with the United States.
Analysts noted that thin holiday liquidity could cause wild yen swings while any intervention may be temporary.