The yen rose more than 1% against the dollar and euro after the New York Fed asked major US banks to check the euro-yen rate.

Bloomberg · 2 days ago
  • The yen strengthened more than 1% against both the US dollar and the euro during New York trading on July 31.
  • At least two major US banks received requests from the New York Federal Reserve to check the yen’s rate against the euro.
  • The move followed growing speculation that Japanese authorities would support the yen through market intervention.