Japan yen-buying intervention Thursday may have totaled up to $44bn

MarketsPossible purchase follows $73bn yen total in April-MayThe flags of Japan and the United States are displayed in a trading room in Tokyo on June 23. © KyodoMITSURU OBEJuly 31, 2026 19:50 JSTTOKYO -- Preliminary money market data released by the Bank of Japan on Friday suggests around 6 trillion to 7 trillion yen ($37.5 billion to $44 billion) worth of yen-buying intervention took place on Thursday, underscoring the currency's 3% jump against the greenback in early New York trading the same day.