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Japan Confirms Three-Day Yen Intervention in Spring to Lift Yen

Japan said it intervened in the currency market three times during the spring Golden Week holiday to prop up the yen, going beyond its recent twin-punch playbook with an additional round in an apparent effort to maximize the psychological impact on investors.

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Lower Oil Prices Lend Support For The Gold Rally

Oil prices fell for a second week running thanks to optimism surrounding renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S.

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