Last week, Japanese authorities intervened to try and draw a line in the sand in USDJPY at roughly 146.
Japan has accumulated $1.2 trillion in FX reserves, roughly split as follows:
- $1.0 trillion in foreign securities (mostly USD & EUR bonds)
- $0.2 trillion in deposits at foreign Central Banks or invested in FX derivatives (mostly to lend $)
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