Yen Rises From One-Year Low After Official Escalates Intervention Warning

Yen Rises From One-Year Low After Official Escalates Intervention Warning
Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken on June 16, 2022. Florence Lo/Reuters
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SINGAPORE/LONDON—The battered yen recovered some ground on Wednesday on threats of intervention from Japanese authorities, and as investors shifted focus to the Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day.

The dollar was last down 0.33 percent at 151.24 yen, after more pointed-than-normal remarks from Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda.