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Strategist explains why U.S. yen support is built to fail

The yen has lost nearly half of its gains from a joint U.S.-Japan market intervention, raising questions about the dollar's dominance.

By · Published August 12, 2026  11:01 UTC · Updated August 12, 2026  12:45 UTC

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  • Primary Driver: The yen has lost nearly half of its gains from a joint U.S.-Japan market intervention, raising questions about the dollar's dominance.
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The yen has given up nearly half of its gains from a joint U.S.-Japan market intervention. The Financial Times and Bloomberg.com noted that the yen is underperforming against its G-10 peers as the intervention boost fades.

Fortune and Yahoo Finance both quoted a top economist who warned that by propping up the yen, the U.S. and Japan are admitting that dollar dominance isn't what it used to be. The Financial Times also noted that the Trump administration's move recalls the Plaza Accord of 1985, when the U.S. and other major economies agreed to devalue the dollar.

The yen is now trading at a level that suggests the intervention's effects are waning.

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What was the joint U.S.-Japan market intervention?

The joint U.S.-Japan market intervention was a coordinated effort to support the yen.

What is the Plaza Accord?

The Plaza Accord was an agreement in 1985 between the U.S., Japan, West Germany, France, and the UK to devalue the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark.

What is the yen's current performance?

The yen is underperforming against its G-10 peers as the intervention boost fades.

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