# Japan and US to issue rare joint statement on coordinated yen intervention

https://mins.news/en/item/12000

- NHK News, 2026-08-02 11:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015194291000

> To curb the yen’s historic decline, Japan’s government and the Bank of Japan carried out intermittent market intervention from July 30 through August 1. The action was reportedly coordinated with US monetary authorities to correct the yen’s weakness. The Japanese government is set to release a joint Japan-US statement on the 3rd.

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