Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki
- Forex movements are driven by various factors
- The government carefully monitors currency market developments
- It is important that the currency market moves steadily, reflecting the fundamentals
And about the Bank of Japan:
- We will not comment in advance on what the government expects from the Bank of Japan
- We hope that the Bank of Japan will guide policy appropriately, and work closely with the government, to achieve the 2% inflation target sustainably
The yen fell rapidly, and Suzuki tried to mitigate the pace of the decline: