{
  "id": 247166,
  "title": "Japan's April yen intervention set daily record as pressure persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/japans-april-yen-intervention-set-daily-record-as-pressure-persists",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T00:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japans-april-yen-intervention-set-daily-record-pressure-persists-6304991"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In April, Japan's central bank carried out a record single-day intervention to buy the yen, selling $40 billion of the country's currency reserves, according to data released on Friday by Japan's Ministry of Finance. This move came as the yen continued to weaken, approaching a 40-year low of 163 per dollar in July. The intervention aimed to counter the currency's persistent decline, which had brought the yen from a near two-year low of 160.725 per dollar in April to around 155 by May 6. The record single-day buying of 6.28 trillion yen on April 30 surpassed the previous high of 5.92 trillion yen set just a few days earlier on April 29. The intervention was a response to market pressure and investor caution ahead of U.S. employment data, which could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Japan's April yen-buying intervention sets fresh daily record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/japans-april-yen-buying-intervention-sets-fresh-daily-record",
        "published": "2026-08-07T00:02:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "A 'weaponized' yen: How the U.S.-Japan intervention may reshape global currency markets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/a-weaponized-yen-how-the-u-s-japan-intervention-may-reshape-global",
        "published": "2026-08-07T00:05:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}