# market intervention
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CME Warns of ‘Epic Disaster’ if U.S. Intervenes in Oil Futures as Markets Whipsaw
CME Group’s CEO warned that any U.S. intervention in oil futures to suppress prices could provoke a grave market crisis, after volatile trading around Brent prompted speculation that the Treasury might have sold futures. Officials deny trading activity, but the episode highlights the risks of politicising price discovery and the knock‑on effects for liquidity, hedging and global markets.
Takaichi’s Electoral Mandate Fuels Fiscal Boldness — and Fresh Downward Pressure on the Yen
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing coalition won a decisive lower-house majority, clearing the path for expansionary fiscal measures such as cuts to the food consumption tax and a new sovereign wealth fund. Markets have swiftly priced in a higher probability of yen weakness and a Japanese equity rally, while analysts warn that persistent fiscal loosening could exacerbate sovereign-financing pressures and elevate the risk of market intervention if the currency weakens beyond key thresholds.