Japan ready to take action vs excessive yen volatility, says finance minister

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Japan ready to take action vs excessive yen volatility, says finance minister

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo/File PhotoTOKYO - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that authorities were ready to take appropriate action against excessive currency market volatility, without ruling out any options.

With the BOJ's policy rate still stuck around zero, expectations the gap between U.S. and Japanese interest rates will remain wide are giving traders an excuse to keep selling the yen, analysts said. "It's important for currency rates to move stably reflecting fundamentals. Excessive volatility is undesirable," he said.

 

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