Japan finance minister says government will take appropriate actions on FX

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TOKYO : Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday the government will take appropriate actions in the currency market, repeating Tokyo's recent warnings that culminated in suspected interventions last week to stem a sliding yen.

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of the IMF/G20 meetings, at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024.

When asked about the government's obligations to disclose whether it has intervened in the markets or not, Suzuki said authorities"would closely monitor market developments and take appropriate actions when needed."After the yen hit a 34-year low of 160.245 per dollar on April 29, Japanese authorities are suspected to have spent more than 9 trillion yen intervening in the market last week to prop up the currency.

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