July U.S. Forex Intervention worth 500 M. Euros: ECB Head

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Sep 11, 202600:12News & Politics

The U.S. financial authorities carried out a foreign exchange intervention worth 500 million euros to prop up the yen on July 31, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

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