Japan’s Minister of Finance, Shunichi Kato, said Friday that the country does not manipulate the currency market (FX) to weaken the Japanese yen.
Kato said Thursday, after the conversations in Washington began, that it will communicate closely with the US about FX issues, adding that Tokyo and Washington have agreed for a long time that excessive volatility and disorderly movements in change rates are undesirable.
Outstanding comments
Japan’s guidelines to manage their foreign exchange reserves are to avoid causing volatility in the markets.
It is difficult to say how long -term interest rates will move in the US since they will be driven by several factors.
Market reaction
At the time of writing, the USD/JPY torque quotes 0.04% lower in the day, quoting in 142.40.
And in Japanese faqs
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is one of the most negotiated currencies in the world. Its value is determined in general by the march of the Japanese economy, but more specifically by the policy of the Bank of Japan, the differential between the yields of the Japanese and American bonds or the feeling of risk among the operators, among other factors.
One of the mandates of the Bank of Japan is the currency control, so its movements are key to the YEN. The BOJ has intervened directly in the currency markets sometimes, generally to lower the value of YEN, although it abstains often due to the political concerns of its main commercial partners. The current ultralaxy monetary policy of the BOJ, based on mass stimuli to the economy, has caused the depreciation of the Yen in front of its main monetary peers. This process has been more recently exacerbated due to a growing divergence of policies between the Bank of Japan and other main central banks, which have chosen to abruptly increase interest rates to fight against inflation levels of decades.
The position of the Bank of Japan to maintain an ultralaxa monetary policy has caused an increase in political divergence with other central banks, particularly with the US Federal Reserve. This favors the expansion of the differential between the American and Japanese bonds to 10 years, which favors the dollar against Yen.
The Japanese Yen is usually considered a safe shelter investment. This means that in times of tension in markets, investors are more likely to put their money in the Japanese currency due to their supposed reliability and stability. In turbulent times, the Yen is likely to be revalued in front of other currencies in which it is considered more risky to invest.
Source: Fx Street
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