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Japan top FX diplomat says authorities to take action as needed on yen

2024.07.11 19:54

By Makiko Yamazaki

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Friday authorities will take action as needed in the foreign exchange market.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda speaks during a press conference after attending the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo

Kanda also told reporters that recent yen moves were somewhat rapid, but declined to comment on whether authorities had intervened in the currency market to prop up the yen.

“Interest rate differentials (between Japan and other countries) are narrowing, so it’s natural” to believe that recent yen moves are speculative, he said.



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