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Japan ready to respond 'appropriately' to yen moves, government spokesperson says

Japan ready to respond 'appropriately' to yen moves, government spokesperson says
Channel News Asia Thursday 18 June 2026, 02:23 UTC 1 min read
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Japan ready to respond 'appropriately' to yen moves, government spokesperson says TOKYO, June 18 : Japan is ready to respond appropriately to exchange-rate moves, the government's top spokesperson said on Thursday as the yen's renewed slide tests Tokyo's readiness to intervene in the market to prop up the sagging currency. "We are ready to respond appropriately to currency moves at any time," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a regular news conference, when asked about the yen's...

Japan ready to respond 'appropriately' to yen moves, government spokesperson says TOKYO, June 18 : Japan is ready to respond appropriately to exchange-rate moves, the government's top spokesperson said on Thursday as the yen's renewed slide tests Tokyo's readiness to intervene in the market to prop up the sagging currency. "We are ready to respond appropriately to currency moves at any time," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a regular news conference, when asked about the yen's declines. Source: Reuters
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