TOKYO - The yen leapt on Monday, while stocks and bonds fell, after Tokyo confirmed a rare joint currency intervention with Washington to pull the Japanese currency off four-decade lows.

Japan and the U.S. may unveil a joint policy next week to defend the yen after record interventions in April and May.

TOKYO, Aug 2 — Washington and Tokyo jointly intervened to shore up the Japanese yen for the first time in nearly 30 years after the currency sank to its weakest level in…

Tokyo and Washington saw eye to eye on halting yen weakness