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Yen-tervention: Why the U.S. bought Japan's currency

The U.S. has bought Japanese yen in an attempt to bolster the currency of it’s ally for the first time in more than a decade.

Roben Farzad, host of Full Disclosure, joins host Scott Tong to explain why.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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