Intervention

TikTok Officially Goes Dark for 170M Users but App Stays Hopeful That Trump’s Intervention Will Save It
January 19, 2025
TikTok is gone, at least for now. TikTok, the viral social popular platform where billions created and shared short videos, has officially become inaccessible to users in the United...
Traders flock to China’s five-year bonds on lower intervention risk
Traders flock to China’s five-year bonds on lower intervention risk
September 25, 2024
The downward trend in China rates may not reverse unless there is a meaningful step-up in fiscal stimulus to stabilise consumption and the property market, a strategist saysTRADERS are...
Trading surge in PBOC-owned China bonds a sign of intervention, sources say
Trading surge in PBOC-owned China bonds a sign of intervention, sources say
September 10, 2024
TRADERS are seeing a surge in trading of some Chinese special government bonds mostly owned by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). Sources said this is a sign that...
Japan’s April yen-buying intervention sets new daily record
Japan’s April yen-buying intervention sets new daily record
August 7, 2024
JAPAN said on Wednesday (Aug 7) that it conducted a record single-day yen-buying intervention in April, selling 5.92 trillion yen (S$53.5 billion) worth of US dollars in a fight...
Yen jumps on suspected intervention, sterling hits one-year high
Yen jumps on suspected intervention, sterling hits one-year high
July 17, 2024
THE yen rose sharply on Wednesday (Jul 17) in what traders suspected was likely the result of another intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up the battered currency from...
US dollar edges higher on yen after Tokyo’s likely intervention last week
US dollar edges higher on yen after Tokyo’s likely intervention last week
July 16, 2024
THE US dollar regained some lost ground on the Japanese yen on Tuesday (Jul 16) even as traders remained wary of further intervention by Tokyo to prop up their...
Creative destruction, not government intervention, will ‘fix’ Big Tech
Creative destruction, not government intervention, will ‘fix’ Big Tech
June 30, 2024
Some regulation is necessary, but political interference to break up industry behemoths could be counterproductive BREAK up Big Tech? Pandering politicians in the United States of America, Asia and...
Bruised yen mired near 1986 low with eye on intervention
Bruised yen mired near 1986 low with eye on intervention
June 27, 2024
The yen languished near a 38-year low on the weaker side of 160 per dollar on Thursday (Jun 27), keeping traders on alert for any signs of intervention from...
Asia: Yen gains after hitting 38-year low, traders on intervention watch
Asia: Yen gains after hitting 38-year low, traders on intervention watch
June 27, 2024
THE yen edged back slightly on Thursday after hitting a 38-year low against the dollar, putting investors on alert for a possible intervention by Japanese authorities, while investors awaited...
US dollar reined in by threat of Japanese intervention; yen fragile
US dollar reined in by threat of Japanese intervention; yen fragile
June 25, 2024
THE US dollar backed off the key 160-yen level on Tuesday (Jun 25), as fears of intervention from Japanese officials deterred traders from punishing the yen too severely against...