Policy Comparison
How the US, Japan, and South Korea each responded in 2026
United States
Direct yen purchases
$5–10B via Treasury, Jul 31
FIMA repo facility
Lets Japan avoid selling Treasuries
Proposed limit expansion
Bessent floated raising $60B cap
Japan
Record unilateral intervention
Â¥11.7T spent in April alone
Policy rate hike to 1%
Highest in 31 years, June 2026
Verbal warnings
Repeated "decisive action" signals
South Korea
BOK rate hold
Preserved policy room
NPS hedge ratio to 15%
Up from 10%, plus ±5pp tactical band
Crisis-recognition index
New two-tier response framework
BOK–NPS swap extended
$65B line through end of 2026