{
  "id": 60961,
  "title": "Trump says US backed Japanese Yen in rare currency intervention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-us-backed-japanese-yen-in-rare-currency-intervention",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:19:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/economy/20260802-trump-us-backed-japanese-yen-currency-intervention"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States had intervened to support the Japanese yen, describing the move as a \"signal of friendship\" that would benefit both the US and global economy. The Financial Times reported Washington and Tokyo had jointly backed the yen for the first time in nearly three decades.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says US support for Japanese yen a ‘signal of friendship’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-us-support-for-japanese-yen-a-signal-of-friendship",
        "published": "2026-08-02T22:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Trump says US support for Japanese yen a 'signal of friendship'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/trump-says-us-support-for-japanese-yen-a-signal-of-friendship",
        "published": "2026-08-03T03:05:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}