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Continued weak yen may create new problems even after US-Japan intervention_我的网站

一 |     中新社北京8月21日电 (记者 张素)中国官方21日通报重庆市政府原党组成员、副市长江敦涛涉案进展。    

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The yen has weakened in recent days, edging closer to the psychologically important 160 level against the US dollar. The decline comes despite the widely watched move by Washington to join Tokyo in supporting the currency. Less than two weeks after the US-Japan intervention, the yen has given up roughly half of its gains, raising fresh questions over the effectiveness of coordinated efforts to stabilize the exchange rate.
Japan and the US had previously confirmed coordinated foreign exchange intervention to prop up the yen after the currency tumbled to a nearly 40-year low. At the time, some observers saw the move as potentially stabilizing the yen in the short term, although its longer-term impact remained uncertain. 
However, the subsequent market reaction suggests that even the short-term effect may have been limited. After strengthening to about 155 per dollar in the days following the intervention from above 163, the yen had slipped back above 159 by Wednesday, less than two weeks later.
Questions have emerged over whether further support for the yen may soon be needed, and whether Washington would consider stepping in again. The previous intervention was seen by some observers as a test of market confidence: the unusual coordinated move had the potential to influence market expectations and discourage bets against the yen. But if market expectations remain largely unchanged, repeated interventions could deliver diminishing returns. The US may face a difficult trade-off. Another intervention could require greater resources and come at a higher cost, while refraining from further action could raise questions over the lasting impact of the previous effort.
Market commentary has added to the uncertainty. Axios published a report headlined "Yen's weakness shows market isn't done pushing," while some reports suggested that the impact of the US-Japan intervention was beginning to fade. Such narratives could weigh on sentiment toward the yen and reinforce market expectations that the currency's weakness may persist.
Washington's involvement in supporting the yen may reflect broader economic and policy considerations. These could include avoiding a scenario in which Japan sells US Treasury holdings to support the currency, as well as concerns that a weaker yen could give Japanese exporters a greater competitive advantage. These possible considerations suggest that the intervention alone does not fully address the underlying forces behind the yen's weakness. This may help explain why the market has so far been reluctant to view the move as a turning point for the currency.
Washington's decision to join the intervention may have reflected concerns, as some observers suggest, that the yen's prolonged weakness had begun to affect US interests. If markets remain unconvinced by the US-Japan intervention, one possible outcome is that Washington could push Japan to take more costly measures to support the yen. Such a scenario could instead create some strain between Washington and Tokyo.
Beyond short-term market dynamics, the yen's weakness also reflects deeper challenges facing the Japanese economy, making a sustained reversal difficult. The currency's prolonged weakness has been influenced by the interest rate gap between Japan and the US, while also reflecting longer-term concerns over the diminishing returns of Japan's traditional growth model.
This leaves Japan facing a delicate policy balance between supporting growth and stabilizing the currency. While lower interest rates could help boost economic activity, continued weakness in the yen may strengthen calls for Japan's central bank to consider further rate increases to narrow the interest rate gap with the US.
Japan's structural challenges mean that a sustained appreciation of the yen will not be easy to achieve. The question of whether to pursue stronger measures, even at the cost of some economic growth, has become more complicated as the US takes a role in the issue. Japan may face greater pressure to support the currency, even though doing so would be difficult and could carry broader economic costs.
The author is a reporter with the Global Times. [email protected]

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二 | 最高人民检察院依法以涉嫌受贿罪对江敦涛作出逮捕决定，并指定由四川省乐山市人民检察院审查起诉。         　　乐山市人民检察院近日已向乐山市中级人民法院提起公诉。检察机关起诉指控称，被告人江敦涛利用担任共青团青岛市委常委、组织部部长，青岛市城阳区委常委、副区长，青岛市委组织部副部长，青岛市崂山区区长、青岛高科技工业园管委会主任，青岛市崂山区委书记，淄博市委书记，潍坊市委书记，重庆市政府党组成员、副市长等职务上的便利以及职权或者地位形成的便利条件，为他人谋取利益，非法收受他人财物，数额特别巨大，依法应当以受贿罪追究其刑事责任。         　　公开资料显示，江敦涛生于1969年5月，山东青岛人。2025年10月，官方通报其任上被查。今年4月，中央纪委国家监委通报其被开除党籍和公职。

三 |          　　党纪政务处分通报中，江敦涛被指纪法底线失守，将党和人民赋予的公权力异化为谋取私利的工具，大搞权钱交易，利用职务便利为他人在工程承揽、规划审批、项目建设等方面谋利，并非法收受巨额财物。他还被指“政绩观严重偏差，违背高质量发展要求，急功近利、盲目蛮干”等。                        　　今年“五一”前夕，中央纪委国家监委公开通报八起违反中央八项规定精神典型问题。其中披露，2019年至2022年，江敦涛担任山东省淄博市委书记期间，为早出政绩、快出政绩，强势推进“金融招商”，未经评估论证和集体研究，违规引入私营企业，安排国有企业融资并设立政府引导基金，由私营企业主导使用，因疏于监督管理，造成巨额国有资金损失风险；鼓吹“政府不举债就是不作为”，明知财政可支配收入不足，强推硬上多个项目建设，导致新增巨额地方债务。(完) 【编辑:蔡星雨】。

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