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Yen intervention chatter returns after a break of 155

Tokyo does not have to sell dollars to change the tape. It only has to be believed for an afternoon.

Elena VasquezSenior Markets Correspondent
Open trading floor with rows of workstations at night

Open trading floor with rows of workstations at night

NEW YORK — Tokyo does not have to sell dollars to change the tape. It only has to be believed for an afternoon.

Options desks marked up near-dated risk reversals after the usual anonymous briefings. Actual intervention remains unconfirmed. The move in USD/JPY was not.

Elena Vasquez

Senior Markets Correspondent

Covers Treasuries, the dollar, and the policy signals that reprice risk assets.