Will the government stop the yen from weakening further?

Several commentators have expressed unease about yen weakness, with some even arguing that the government may intervene if the ongoing slide persists. But a weaker yen is a key transmission channel in the Bank of Japan’s efforts to lift inflation. The only credible way to stop the yen from depreciating would be to abandon aggressive monetary easing. We doubt this will happen any time soon.

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