LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Japanese yen remains a widely discussed currency following a coordinated, record-setting US-Japan intervention that began on 30 July. Before the intervention, USD/JPY was trading near ¥164 – a 40-year low for the yen. To shield the bond market from a sell-off, the US Treasury financed its share by selling euros from reserves to buy yen. FP Markets Chief Market Analyst Aaron Hill commented: ‘To prevent the yen from weakening further, intervention alone is unlikely to be sufficient. About FP Markets:FP Markets is a global, multi-regulated, award-winning broker established in Sydney, Australia in 2005.