America’s puzzling yen intervention
FT News BriefingNovo Nordisk’s CEO checks in on his first year at the helm, and Russia is quietly assembling a "shadow fleet" of ships to circumvent EU sanctions. Plus, we take a deep dive into a historic joint intervention in Japan’s currency.
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Russia expands shadow LNG fleet ahead of EU ban
Japan vows further yen intervention with US if needed
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