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Bessent Is Trying To Defuse A $2 Trillion Yen Bomb
Source: seekingalpha.com
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Coordinated intervention has strengthened the yen and is unwinding a carry trade estimated at more than $2 trillion, increasing the risk of broader market volatility. Unlike the August 2024 sell-off, policymakers have telegraphed the shift, with larger U.S. Treasury buybacks and joint U.S.-Japan actions intended to limit disorderly market moves.
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