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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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On currency markets, the yen was holding its own against the dollar after a rally on Thursday was said to have come on the back of Japanese intervention.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Also, renewed yen strength following Japan’s intervention could tighten financial conditions globally via carry-trade unwinding, a development that could further support defensive assets such as gold,” the head of Commodity Strategy adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Importantly, the intervention also reduced one key metric: parental anger about infant sleep.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

“The intervention did its job in terms of defending the 160 level for the yen,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

A poll taken in the spring of 1971 revealed that 71 percent of Americans believed that U.S. intervention in Vietnam had been a mistake.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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