Yen Bailout Failing? Are Bond Vigilantes Back? Economist Steve Hanke Answers
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David Lin Independent analyst profile- Source published
- 06 Aug 2026, 17:13 UTC
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- 06 Aug 2026, 18:35 UTC
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The video discusses the US intervention in the Japanese Yen market, where the US used Euros and Dollars to prop up the Yen. This is the first time in decades that the US has intervened in the Yen market on such a scale. The intervention was estimated to be between 50 and 95 billion dollars. The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessen, believes that Japan will put the right policies in place to stabilize the yen and expects the dollar to weaken against the yen. Current monetary policy is contributing to the yen's weakness. The speaker notes that in 1997-98, during the Asian financial crisis, the US intervened to support the yen, but the approach was different. Back then, they sold dollars and bought yen, which is the opposite of what happened recently. The recent intervention, according to the speaker, is not just a market intervention but is aimed at stabilizing the entire region and supporting the US economy. The Japanese monetary policy has kept interest rates low, which has led to the yen's depreciation. The speaker also mentions that the Bank of Japan has been engaging in currency intervention for decades, which has helped stabilize the currency over time.
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