# United States and Japan Confirm First Joint Yen Intervention in 15 Years

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States 'will not hesitate' to repeat the coordinated yen-buying, and that it drew on a Federal Reserve lending facility to do so.

- Published: 2026-08-03T05:28:57.944Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-03/united-states-and-japan-confirm-first-joint-yen-intervention
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: macro
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/3/japan-and-us-confirm-rare-joint-intervention-to-prop-up-yen)

The United States and Japan have confirmed a rare coordinated intervention to support the yen, their first joint action in the currency market in about 15 years. Al Jazeera reports that Japan's Ministry of Finance conducted joint yen-buying…

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