# Japan’s July yen-buying intervention sets fresh daily record

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/japans-july-yen-buying-intervention-sets-fresh-daily-record/
- Published: 2026-11-09T01:05:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T01:22:20+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japans-july-yen-buying-intervention-sets-fresh-daily-record-6535001
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- Japan spent a record 7.98 trillion yen buying yen in one day.
- The intervention aimed to slow the currency’s steep decline.
- Japan’s broader intervention total reached 15.4 trillion yen.

## Summary

Japan’s government spent 7.98 trillion yen buying its currency on 30 July, the largest single-day yen-buying intervention recorded since comparable data began in 1991. The operation was part of a broader effort to slow the yen’s decline, which had reached its weakest level in 40 years against the US dollar.

Japan intervened on three days between 30 July and 3 August, spending 5.55 trillion yen on 31 July and 1.87 trillion yen on 3 August. The July 31 operation coincided with US action to sell euros for yen, while South Korea also timed a won-buying intervention alongside Japan’s. The detailed figures account for part of a record 15.4 trillion yen spent from 30 July to 26 August.

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