Japan tempers yen warnings despite renewed slide towards key 160 level - Reuters
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Japan is tempering its verbal intervention warnings even as USD/JPY slides back toward the psychologically critical 160 level, signaling less aggressive defense than markets anticipated. This creates a one-sided setup where carry traders may re-engage yen shorts, but actual MoF intervention risk remains the key tail risk.
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Wrong ifSudden unilateral MoF spot intervention — as seen in Oct 2022 when USD/JPY reversed 500 pips intraday — would immediately blow this trade; any hawkish BoJ surprise or U.S. data miss narrowing rate differentials also kills the thesis.
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