Japan intervenes to sell yen, first time in six years

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Japan intervenes to sell yen, first time in six years

Japan’s Ministry of Finance surprised the markets by intervening in the country’s foreign exchange market for the first time in six years on Wednesday morning, boosting sentiment in the domestic market by stepping in to stop a protracted currency strengthening.

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