From the movement that entered when 160 yen was touched, the movement to buy yen once entered the 155 yen range, then it returned to the 157 yen level, but as of 16:00 the movement to buy yen again entered and is currently in the middle of the 155 yen range

While the dollar/yen plummeted and interest rates also fell

[Correction] Whether or not the current sharp drop in dollars and yen was an intervention will be revealed on 4/30, that is, tomorrow!
After 2 business days from 4/29, the point is whether “fiscal factors, etc.,” which reflect exchange rate intervention, etc. diverge drastically from the predictions of short capital companies in the Bank of Japan current account balance forecast for 5/1. It will be announced around 6:00 p.m. on 4/30.

The dollar and yen have moved drastically. After briefly breaking through 160 yen for the first time in about 34 years on the morning of the 29th Japan time, it was regaining some calm in the first half of the 159 yen range, but it plummeted in the afternoon. The price dropped drastically by about 4 yen to around 155 yen at one point. In terms of price movements, it seems that there was exchange intervention, but on the 29th, Japan was a holiday and sales were weak, and the dollar and yen had risen rapidly until then. Since it was a situation where it was easy to react hypersensitively to consolidated dollar sales and yen purchases, it is currently unclear whether exchange intervention was carried out. There was also a sense of caution against intervention, and short yen positions had accumulated. It is reported that on the 29th, Treasurer Kanda Masato was asked by the press corps about the presence or absence of exchange intervention and said “no comment now” and “work is underway now.” It's meaningful, but I haven't been able to confirm it from the comments either. So, we have no choice but to make estimates and speculations this time as well. Below is one method. Every business day (around 5-6 o'clock in the evening), the Bank of Japan announces the forecast for the day after the Bank of Japan current account balance, which indicates the total amount of cash on hand at financial institutions. Among them, there is an item called “financial factors, etc.,” which shows receipt and payment of financial funds between private financial institutions and the government...