Japan launches FX intervention, briefly pushing yen to 155 from 160
Currencies
Currency strengthens after government moves to curb yen weakness
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued a verbal warning about the yen’s weakness on Thursday. (Nikkei montage)
Nikkei staff writers
April 30, 2026 21:12 JST
Updated on April 30, 2026 22:53 JST
TOKYO — The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market by buying yen and selling dollars on Thursday, a government official confirmed to Nikkei.
