USD/JPY Falls 100 Points as U.S. Treasury Signals Potential Yen Market Intervention

USD/JPY drops ~100 points to 159.61 while DXY slides 15 points. U.S. Treasury alerts banks of potential Friday yen intervention, signaling active forex policy readiness.

Woofun AI reports that the USD/JPY pair experienced a sharp decline of approximately 100 points in the short term before stabilizing at 159.61, accompanied by a drop of over 15 points in the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) to 100.2. The U.S. Treasury has informed financial institutions of its readiness to intervene in the yen market this Friday, instructing them to prepare for "future actions."