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Instead, we see the US Treasury stepping in with euro sales as part of its contribution to the intervention, thus limiting the volume of dollar sales needed by the Japanese authorities.
The bottom line is that Washington, fearing the consequences for US financial markets, is reluctant to see foreign central banks use their dollar reserves.
Washington’s euro sale to prop up yen blindsided ECB (Aug 8, 2026)