The US has helped pull Japan’s yen out of a 40-year low. Why?

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The United States and Japan coordinated a rare intervention to stabilize the Japanese yen after it hit a 40-year low. This joint action caused the yen to surge strongly, indicating strategic currency support amidst concerns over exchange rate volatility and economic stability.

Only days ago, the Japanese yen’s descent showed no signs of stopping, having already dropped to a 40-year low. But by Monday morning – after a rare intervention on the currency’s behalf by Tokyo and Washington – it surged as high as 155.23 per US dollar, its strongest level since early May, according to Chinese financial data provider Wind. The joint action took on an extra layer of intrigue after a Reuters photograph revealed that a “to-do” list from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during...