Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese authorities are believed to have bought around 5 trillion yen in a coordinated foreign exchange market intervention with the United States to prop up the Japanese currency Friday, according to market sources. The forecast is based on Bank of

US and Japan prepare joint yen intervention for Monday, the first since 2011. Here's what a $5-10 billion yen purchase means for crypto markets.

Tokyo and Washington saw eye to eye on halting yen weakness

Japan's finance ministry confirmed that Tokyo and Washington jointly intervened in currency markets to support the yen for the first time since 2011. The coordinated move…