The Japanese Yen has benefitted significantly from discussions of coordinated intervention with the US, leading to a stronger performance against the Dollar. Societe Generale's report indicates that USD/JPY has seen a notable decline, and the market is closely watching for further developments.

Yen strengthens amid intervention talks

"KRW, JPY main beneficiaries since Friday as US/Japan discuss coordinated intervention."

"A Plaza like Mar-a-Lago accord has previously been touted to realign (devalue) the dollar (expensive, deficit) against Asian currencies (cheap, surplus recycling) but previously met international opposition and lacked a coherent strategy."

"It is unclear if that changed on Friday and whether the rebound in the Yen is the prelude of a deeper realignment from cheap levels and reconvergence with UST/JGB bond spreads."

(This article was created with the help of an Artificial Intelligence tool and reviewed by an editor.)