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Japanese Finance Minister Katayama says she told G7 that Japan is watching FX with a sense of urgency

Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama expressing urgency towards FX monitoring signals potential concern over currency fluctuations impacting trade and inflation among G7 members.

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  • Says that the private credit and bond market issues will be the main discussions at the G7 Finance leaders' meeting in April.
  • Oil prices rises would hurt growth while fuelling inflationary pressures; quite a few G7 bank chiefs said they may have to focus on dealing with inflationary fears.
  • Japan made reference to oil, oil futures and FX moves at G7 meeting but there was no agreement amongst the G7, when asked if Japan raised the possibility of intervening in oil futures market. 
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It highlights the interconnected nature of growth and inflation amidst rising oil prices, which could indicate forthcoming policy discussions. The lack of consensus on possible intervention suggests uncertainty in collective action, which might weigh on market sentiment and drive volatility in FX and commodities, particularly oil and gold.

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