# Yen nears 160 per US dollar: Is Japan about to intervene again?

https://mins.news/en/video/19824

- CNA, 2026-08-12 06:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uJ0ZdS-zcM

> The yen is approaching the psychologically important level of 160 to the US dollar, putting Japanese policymakers under renewed pressure. A move beyond 160 could increase expectations that Japanese authorities will intervene again to support the currency. That possibility comes despite a rare coordinated intervention by the United States and Japan last month. Jesper Koll, an expert director at Monex Group, discusses what could alter the outlook.

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