“As interest rates rise, Japanese banks will be at a disadvantage to US rivals,” said an official from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) during early Wednesday morning in Asia.

The official also signalled a close observation on the US dollar funding of the country’s banks, suggesting a move in the docket from the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

FX implications

There have been multiple Japanese officials suggesting an intervention to restrict the yen’s slump of late. However, no threats have been conveyed to the BOJ’s easy money policy, which in turn keeps the USD/JPY bulls hopeful around the 24-year high marked in the last week near 145.00.

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