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US Treasury defends yen intervention to mitigate risks to US borrowing costs
Walter Bloomberg·US · JP·about 3 hours ago
The Banco Central do Brasil intervened in the foreign exchange market by selling $1 billion in spot dollars alongside a simultaneous reverse currency swap auction. This 'casadão' operation aims to manage currency volatility and gradually reduce the outstanding stock of swap contracts. The move signals ongoing monetary authority efforts to stabilize the BRL without permanently depleting reserves.