intervene
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“What’s interesting is that Japan did it during a very low-liquidity week, so threatening to intervene when markets are thin, in theory, should give you a bigger spot bang for the buck.”
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Markets overwhelmingly expect the Fed to keep rates unchanged, however, as the central bank waits to see on which side of its mandate it will need to intervene.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
However, further swift gains in the currency pair could spur Japan’s finance ministry to intervene in FX markets to prop up the yen, CBA adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Maryland didn’t have much chance to intervene before the U.S.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Facing the impossibility of finding anyone to intervene, convinced that her son would be shot at dawn, Úrsula wrapped up the things she wanted to bring him and went to the jail alone.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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