Japan’s Finance Ministry’s Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Kanda spoke in the Tokyo morning. Kanda is the MoF official who will instruct the BOJ to intervene, when he judges it necessary, and is often referred to as Japan’s ‘top currency diplomat’. Kanda made some blunt comments to support the yen, the strongest warning since
Following up on this from last week: More: ANZ … targeting a move toward 150. The bank believes that this trajectory will hold unless there’s a substantial shift in the rate outlook for either the U.S. or Japan. While intervention from policymakers could pose a risk, ANZ anticipates that mere verbal intervention, or “jawboning,” will
Amidst fluctuating global currencies, MUFG delves into the potential for verbal intervention from Japanese officials, especially as the Jackson Hole Symposium approaches, which may carry significant implications from Chairman Powell’s stance. Key Observations: USD/JPY Surge: There’s been a noteworthy increase in the USD/JPY rate since the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policy meeting in July. This
USD/JPY popped to a high above 145.20 earlier in the session but has since been slammed lower to circa 144.67. USD/JPY back around 145 has, of course, heightened the fear of Japanese authorities intervening to support they yen (and thus push USD/JPY lower). The most likely form of intervention at this stage would be verbal,
