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Japan spent $74 billion propping up the yen. Investors say the real battle is with the Fed
Japan spent $74 billion to prop up the yen, but analysts argue this intervention alone is unlikely to reverse losses due to wide U.S.-Japan rate differentials that continue to support the dollar.
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