Japanese Finance Minister Katayama says will bolster efforts to secure funding for consumption tax cut on food, adds will communicate fully with markets and public to gain credibility in our fiscal policy
Newsquawk Staff ·
Says
- Won't comment on specific FX levels.
- No change to our forex stance since the Japan-US joint intervention.
- Will closely communicate with the US to achieve orderly Forex markets.
- [MARKET ANALYSIS] Crude benchmarks edge higher as the geopolitical environment remains tense
- [MARKET ANALYSIS] DXY is a touch firmer, Kiwi gains whilst the JPY digests further BoJ source reports
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