https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-spent-record-50-billion-in-single-day-to-bolster-yenContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-spent-record-50-billion-in-single-day-to-bolster-yenhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-spent-record-50-billion-in-single-day-to-bolster-yen#u198189Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:35:48 +0000Japan intervened in currency markets with a record one-day outlay of about $50 billion on July 30, buying ¥7.98 trillion to stem yen weakness. Total intervention over the July-September quarter reached roughly ¥15 trillion. The yen subsequently pared losses to the lower 158 range against the dollar, though officials acknowledge the challenge of reversing a sustained weak-yen trend. Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato has vowed further action if volatility persists.Why it mattersTokyo's intervention scale underscores the difficulty of countering structural yen depreciation driven by wide inter