MARKETSSTORY 638· JUNE 19, 2026

Japan's $70 Billion Yen Defense Is Back at the Same Threshold — With the Same Problem

Japan has deployed more than $70 billion in direct currency intervention and followed it with a rate hike, yet the yen has returned to the 160-per-dollar level that prompted Tokyo to act in the first place. The recurrence at that threshold

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