Japan’s Top FX Diplomat Mimura: We are always watching markets

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23 September 2024

Japan’s Top FX Diplomat Mimura: We are always watching markets

In an interview with NHK Broadcaster on Monday, Atsushi Mimura, Japan’s newly appointed Vice Finance Minister For International Affairs and top foreign exchange official, said that “authorities are always watching markets.”

Additional quotes

Yen carry trades built up in the past are likely to have been mostly unwound ...but if such moves increase again, that could heighten market volatility.

We are always watching markets to ensure that does not happen.

Authorities stand ready to act if currency moves become extremely volatile and deviate from fundamentals in a way that cause problems to firms and households.

Market reaction

USD/JPY is little changed on these comments amid a national holiday-led thin trading. The pair is last seen trading at 144.32, up 0.30% on the day.

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