Japan’s Kato: Hope to have a meeting with US Treasury Sec. Bessent to discuss forex

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that “if have a chance, hope to have a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss forex.”

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• Making preparations to join G7 meetings in Banff.
• Possible to discuss the tariff deal if a meeting with Bessent is realised.
• Will closely monitor the US-China tariff deal.
• Won’t comment on forex levels.
• Will closely watch out markets developments caused by the US-China tariff deal.