Japan denies report citing Bessent's push for strong yen

Japan denies report citing Bessent’s push for strong yen

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat on Monday denied a media report that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told his Japanese counterpart at a bilateral meeting in Washington that a weak dollar and a strong yen are desirable. “As we have said, the U.S. side did not touch upon exchange-rate targets in the finance minister talks,” Atsushi Mimura, Japan’s vice finance minister for international affairs, told rep…

Japan denies report citing Bessent's push for strong yen

TOKYO: Japan's top currency diplomat on Monday (Apr 28) denied a media report that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told his Japanese counterpart at a bilateral meeting in Washington that a weak

Japan denies report of US preference for weaker Dollar and stronger Yen - Action Forex

Japanese officials moved swiftly to deny a media report suggesting that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had conveyed a preference for a weaker Dollar and stronger Yen during recent bilateral meetings in Washington last week. Japan’s top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, emphasized to reporters that “the US side did not touch upon exchange-rate targets” in […] The post Japan denies report of US preference for weaker Dollar and stronger Yen a…

Japan’s Top FX Diplomat Mimura: US side did not touch upon exchange-rate targets in talks

Atsushi Mimura, Japan’s Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs and top foreign exchange official, said early Monday that it is “completely untrue about the media report that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a stronger Yen is preferable.”