Rare Japan-Korea Joint Currency Intervention Sends Strong Message to Markets

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• Japan and South Korea both stepped in to buy their currencies on Thursday, with the yen strengthening and the Korean won firming 2% to its highest in nine months, according to a Reuters report.
• Analysts said the coordinated timing could double the market impact given how tightly the won and yen are coupled, per the report.

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