October 02, 2024 at 03:49AM
Japan’s newly appointed Economy Minister Akazawa hasn’t learnt about FX volatility yet!
Says not necessarily correct that Prime Minister Ishiba positive about further rate hikes
complete exit from deflation is top priority
says Bank of Japan should be careful about raising rates given it takes time to completely exit deflation
Ishiba’s comments on need for monetary policy normalisation have various conditions attached
USD/JPY is on its session high around 144.00. These will be read as yen negative remarks.
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This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.