Trump says US is helping Japanese yen as 'a signal of friendship'

The US dollar fell sharply on Monday (Aug 3) against the Japanese yen after President Donald Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed the two countries had intervened in currency markets following the yen's slide to a 40-year low against the dollar. President Trump said a day earlier that the US was helping Japan to prop up the yen as a "signal of friendship" and to help the world economy. #usa #usnews #japan #japannews #currency Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia