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Report published July 3, 2026

FX Daily: High Alert on Bank of Japan Intervention – July 3, 2026

ING · July 3, 2026

This report highlights elevated risks of JPY intervention due to thin holiday liquidity and analyzes the market impact of soft US jobs data on USD and ECB policy outlooks.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.Thin US holiday liquidity increases the probability of Japanese authorities intervening to support the JPY.
  • 2.US jobs data was soft but not sufficient to trigger a significant dovish repricing of Fed rate hike expectations.
  • 3.Turkey's inflation is expected to decline, supporting the Lira as a carry trade despite central bank policy adjustments.

Table of Contents

  • USD: Poor jobs report not enough to bring dollar much lower
  • EUR: Lacking a bullish narrative
  • JPY: Markets pricing high intervention risk
  • TRY: Disinflation to revive rate-cut hopes while carry remains king

Report data

Risk of JPY Intervention

MetricEstimateContext
US Unemployment Rate4.2%Reported in US jobs data.
Turkey Annual Inflation31.9%Expected annual inflation.

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