TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday reiterated that the federal government would take acceptable motion towards extreme motion on the overseas trade market, because the yen has seen excessive volatility forward of a key financial coverage assembly.
“As I’ve mentioned beforehand, we’ve got been seeing relatively sharp motion,” Kato mentioned on the Japan Nationwide Press Membership. “The federal government has been alarmed over overseas trade motion, together with that pushed by speculators.”
Kato made the remarks when requested how a possible rate of interest hike by the Financial institution of Japan would have an effect on overseas trade, after BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino mentioned on Tuesday the central financial institution would debate whether or not to lift charges at a coverage assembly subsequent week.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday reiterated the financial institution’s plan to debate a possible price hike on the upcoming assembly. The yen subsequently rose by roughly 0.5% towards the U.S. greenback to hit 157.225.
Kato mentioned the finance ministry will intently monitor the BOJ’s discussions subsequent week.
“We anticipate the BOJ to pursue acceptable financial coverage” for inflation to sustainably obtain its 2% goal, he mentioned.
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