Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention ^36%

The Japan Times - By Erica Yokoyama, Toru Fujioka - 6/5/2026, 4:25 AM

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Japan likely drew on its holdings of foreign securities, including U.S. Treasurys, to finance its record currency market intervention over the past month, a move that may draw attention from Washington. Tokyo’s holdings of foreign securities at the end of May dropped by $75.6 billion from April, according to Finance Ministry reserve data... more