Yen surges as Japan reportedly intervenes to counter currency weakness
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Japan's yen surged by as much as 3% on Thursday, the most in a day in over three years, driven by what one report attributed to the first official intervention in the markets since 2024 to lift the currency.
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Japan's yen surged by as much as 3% on Thursday, the most in a day in over three years, driven by what one report attributed to the first official intervention in the markets since 2024 to lift the currency.
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