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Japan is boosting the yen These central bankers aren't your fren Don't fight, find your zen Need rhymes, just ask @ken
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Japan said Thursday it intervened in currency markets to sell dollars and buy yen, the first such intervention in 24 years

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The central banks currency wars begin. Who else is joining the fight?
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So they're selling dollars for their own garbage? Whilst doing YCC? This seems like a panic move, no? Once they're out of dollars, it's bye bye, right?
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Japan is a major holder of US bonds. They have a long way to go before using up their powder. For the dollar, if major US bond holding nations are forced to liquidate to shore up their own currencies, it will be that much more difficult for the fed to stop buying treasuries. In fact, it seems impossible
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Right, so it actually has the effect of the Fed reversing its policy sooner.
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