{"id":26415,"date":"2026-08-03T19:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26415"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:48:32","slug":"why-trump-stepped-in-to-prop-up-japans-yen-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26415","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump Stepped In to Prop Up Japan\u2019s Yen Currency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">When asked why the United States intervened to support the Japanese currency, U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/08\/03\/us-iran-war-talks-on-off-fighting-pause-history-timeline\/\" target=\"undefined\">Donald Trump<\/a> told reporters aboard Air Force One over the weekend that the U.S. is \u201calways there\u201d for Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">&#8220;They have a weakening yen, and they wanted a little bit of help,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=205&amp;v=6OyAg4YczaY&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"undefined\">said<\/a>. When questioned over what the U.S. is \u201cgetting out of that arrangement,\u201d Trump replied \u201cfinancial benefit,\u201d but emphasized it\u2019s also \u201cgood for the world economy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The intervention follows an <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0245\" target=\"undefined\">agreement<\/a> reached in September 2025, when the finance ministers of both countries said joint action should be reserved for periods of \u201cexcess volatility and disorderly movements.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Japan had already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mof.go.jp\/english\/policy\/international_policy\/convention\/bilateral_meetings_between_finance_ministers\/20260313183716.html\" target=\"undefined\">expressed<\/a> \u201cserious concern\u201d over the yen&#8217;s rapid depreciation in March and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mof.go.jp\/english\/policy\/international_policy\/reference\/feio\/monthly\/20260529e.html\" target=\"undefined\">conducted<\/a> unilateral intervention between April 28 and May 27.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Despite those efforts, the currency continued to weaken, with the yen sliding to 163.73 per dollar on Thursday before rebounding to 157.57 on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When asked why the United States intervened to support the Japanese currency, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One over the weekend that the U.S. is \u201calways there\u201d for Japan. &#8220;They have a weakening yen, and they wanted a little bit of help,\u201d he said. 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