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Japan will consider fiscal sustainability as it considers how to fund increased defense spending, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says, after reports that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/20/economy/japan-katayama-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #financeministry #defense #budgets

Japan needs higher interest rates

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – On a recent visit to Sapporo, the city on Japan’s northern island where my…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Abenomics #BOJ #covid-19 #Fed #HaruhikoKuroda #inflation #Japaneseeconomy #KazuoUeda #monetarypolicy #Nihon #OECD #PlazaAccord #PPP #SatsukiKatayama #ScottBessent #ShinzoAbe #U.S. #yen
https://www.europesays.com/japan/109441/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/52859/ Japan’s Katayama vows fiscal prudence on defense funding #Budgets #Defense #Defense&Pentagon #FinanceMinistry #pentagon #SatsukiKatayama

Japan’s Katayama vows fiscal prudence on defense funding

Japan will take fiscal sustainability into account as it considers how to fund increased defense spending, the nation’s…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #budgets #defense #FinanceMinistry #SatsukiKatayama
https://www.europesays.com/japan/109271/

Japan and South Korea have reportedly agreed to extend their $10 billion currency swap arrangement for another three years, preserving a source of U.S. dollars that either state can draw on during a financial emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/16/economy/japan-south-korea-currency-swap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #southkorea #currencies #southkoreajapanrelations #satsukikatayama

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has called for G20 policymakers to closely monitor financial markets, speaking against a backdrop of renewed pressure on the yen and a selloff in bonds around the world in recent weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/16/economy/katayama-g20-monitor-markets-urgency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #g20 #bangkok #inflation #ai

Japan, South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement

Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to extend their $10 billion currency swap arrangement, reportedly for another three…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #KoreaExchange #Currencies #KRX #SatsukiKatayama #SouthKorea #SouthKorea-Japanrelations
https://www.europesays.com/korea/190961/

Japan, South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement

Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to extend their $10 billion currency swap arrangement, reportedly for another three…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #currencies #SatsukiKatayama #SouthKorea #SouthKorea-Japanrelations
https://www.europesays.com/japan/107427/

Katayama says G20 should monitor markets with urgency

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has called for Group of 20 policymakers to closely monitor financial markets, speaking against…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AI #Bangkok #G20 #inflation #Nihon #SatsukiKatayama
https://www.europesays.com/japan/107423/

Katayama Set to Become First Japanese Chair of World Bank-IMF Committee

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on October 12 that Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will become the next chair…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #developmentcommittee #financeminister #IMF #Japaneconomy #Japanese #politics&security #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #WorldBank
https://www.europesays.com/japan/106166/

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to become chair of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's Development Committee, which would mark the first time a Japanese official is appointed to the role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/13/katayama-first-chair-imf-world-bank-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #satsukikatayama #worldbank #imf

Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to become chair of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/105604/

https://www.europesays.com/3297138/ Fed minutes reveal: U.S.-Japan coordinated yen intervention in July was funded entirely by the Treasury — BigGo Finance #ExchangeStabilizationFund #FederalReserve #japan #Japan'sMinistryOfFinance #JapaneseYen #NewYorkFed #SATSUKIKATAYAMA #ScottBessent #SystemOpenMarketAccount #USTreasuryDepartment

Japan and Australia will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry, according to a memorandum of understanding signed Monday in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/06/japan-australia-finance-chiefs-dialogue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #australiajapanrelations #satsukikatayama #financeministry #jimchalmers

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/18801/ Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security #AsiaPacific #Australia #AustraliaJapanRelations #ECONOMICSECURITY #FinanceMinistry #JimChalmers #SatsukiKatayama

Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers have established a new dialogue framework to enhance economic-security…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AUSTRALIA #Australia-Japanrelations #ECONOMICSECURITY #FinanceMinistry #Japanese #JimChalmers #SatsukiKatayama
https://www.europesays.com/japan/102350/

https://www.alojapan.com/1547926/dollar-yen-forecast-at-155-50-159-00-next-week-tokyo-cpi-upside-surprise-could-reignite-boj-rate-hike-bets-biggo-finance/ Dollar-Yen Forecast at 155.50–159.00 Next Week; Tokyo CPI Upside Surprise Could Reignite BOJ Rate Hike Bets — BigGo Finance #BankOfJapan #DollarYen #FederalReserve #GaitameComResearchInstitute #KazuoUeda #NaotoOno #news #SatsukiKatayama #Tokyo #TokyoMetropolitanAreaConsumerPriceIndex #TokyoNews #US10YearTreasuryYield #USEmploymentReport #東京 #東京都 Next week’s dollar-yen is expected to fluctuate within a 155.50–159.00 range, as Tokyo’s inflation

Japan’s currency diplomat Mimura urges markets to heed ‘very clear’ warning on yen

By Makiko Yamazaki, Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #BankofJapan #Currency #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #USPresidentDonaldTrump
https://www.europesays.com/japan/98373/

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist, her finance minister said, seeking to allay investor concerns her government would spend excessively and pressure the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/economy/japan-katayama-takaichi-reflationist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #defense #budgets #japaneseeconomy #us #jgbs #boj #financeministry

Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist, her finance minister said, seeking to allay investor concerns her government would spend excessively and pressure the Bank of Japan to ke…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #boj #budgets #defense #FinanceMinistry #inflation #Japanese #Japaneseeconomy #Japanesenews #JGBs #news #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #u.s.
https://www.alojapan.com/1544389/japans-finance-chief-says-takaichi-isnt-reflationist/

The yen was headed for its best day in almost three weeks as Japanese officials discussed the problems tied to a weak currency in meetings with their U.S. counterparts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-yen-rises-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama

https://www.alojapan.com/1544389/japans-finance-chief-says-takaichi-isnt-reflationist/ Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’ #boj #budgets #defense #FinanceMinistry #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseEconomy #JapaneseNews #JGBs #news #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #US Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist, her finance minister said, seeking to allay investor concerns her government would spend excessively and pressure the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low. “Prime Minister Ta

Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’ https://www.byteseu.com/2398828/ #BOJ #budgets #Defense #FinanceMinistry #Inflation #Japan #JapaneseEconomy #JGBs #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #US

Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem

The yen was headed for its best day in almost three weeks as Japanese officials discussed the problems…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #currencies #donaldtrump #Japanese #Japaneseeconomy #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #yen
https://www.europesays.com/japan/97229/

Dollar dips as oil eases, yen jumps on Japan remarks

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The dollar declined on Friday as oil prices eased,…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #BankofJapan #oilprices #ratehike #SatsukiKatayama #yen
https://www.europesays.com/japan/97163/

U.S. President Donald Trump shared his concerns over the yen during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this week in New York, according to Japan's finance minister. The yen rose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/trump-concern-weak-yen-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #yen #japaneseeconomy #boj #satsukikatayama #scottbessent

Japan says Trump voiced concern over weak yen in summit with PM Takaichi

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump raised concern about yen weakness during…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #donaldtrump #JapanesePrimeMinister #MinoruKiuchi #Nihon #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #summitmeeting
https://www.europesays.com/japan/96903/

https://www.alojapan.com/1543882/japan-finance-minister-reveals-trump-raised-yen-weakness-concerns-at-summit-dollar-yen-softens-to-low-158-range-biggo-finance/ Japan Finance Minister Reveals Trump Raised Yen Weakness Concerns at Summit; Dollar-Yen Softens to Low 158 Range — BigGo Finance #BankOfJapan #DollarYen #DonaldTrump #Japan #JapanNews #JapanUSCoordinatedIntervention #JapanUSSummit #Japanese #JapaneseNews #MinistryOfFinance #news #SatsukiKatayama #SwissNationalBank #USTreasurySecretaryBessent #XiJinping Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama disclosed on the 25th that U.S. President Donald

How Bessent, America’s bond salesman, cornered Japan on big spending

By Tamiyuki Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki, Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – When Japanese finance…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #BankofJapan #Nihon #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #ScottBessent #Washington
https://www.europesays.com/japan/93985/

Bank of Japan rate hike exposes cracks in Bessent’s facade

TOKYO – Two words sprang to mind when the Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to a…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #aiboom #BankofJapan #Block1 #Japancarrytrade #Japaninflation #Japaninterestrates #JapanRateRise #Japanese #KazuoUeda #KevinWarsh #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #ScottBessent #USinterestrates
https://www.europesays.com/japan/93625/

Takaichi is maintaining her Cabinet's economy team, signaling stability in turbulent times, with ministers key to keeping policy on track staying on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/17/economy/cabinet-reshuffle-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama #stocks #yen #bonds

The weak yen has imposed costs on households and small and midsize enterprises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/15/japan/weak-yen-imposes-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #boj #jgbs #fed #us #kevinwarsh #treasury #kazuoueda #scottbessent #sanaitakaichi #satsukikatayama #abenomics #japaneseeconomy #monetarypolicy

Japan's finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/economy/katayama-currency-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #yen #japaneseeconomy #boj #banks #sanaetakaichi

Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/japan/politics/takaichi-motegi-katayama-cabinet-reshuffle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #ldp #foreignministry #toshimitsumotegi #financeministry #satsukikatayama

Global divisions, U.S. unilateral actions and rising geopolitical tensions prevent the G20 from functioning as an effective coordinating body. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/09/04/g20-flounders-again/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #g20 #us #coldwar #g7 #globaleconomy #china #scottbessent #russia #iran #straitofhormuz #eurozone #satsukikatayama #boj #kazuoueda #ai

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

As Japanese ministries have requested more spending for next fiscal year while some major items remain unresolved, attentions has shifted to how large the final budget will become and how the government will pay for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/economy/budget-finance-ministry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #financeministry #budgets #satsukikatayama

The yen rallied overnight and into the trading day in Tokyo on Thursday, with the currency breaking ¥158 to the dollar for the first time in about three weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/03/markets/yen-market-rally/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said the bank's board would decide on policy with upside price risks in mind, hinting that a rate hike is likely when authorities convene for a board meeting later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/02/economy/boj-ueda-katayama-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #yen #dollar #g20 #forex #boj #satsukikatayama #usjapanrelations #kazuoueda #japaneseeconomy

Bank of Japan Hawk Calls for Flexible Rate Hikes, Fueling September Action Expectations — BigGo Finance

Bank of Japan policy board member Hajime Takata, a known hawk, stated in a speech in Sapp…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #BankofJapan #HajimeTakata #Japanese #Japanesegovernmentbonds #Japanesenews #KazuoUeda #news #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #scottbessent #USD/JPY
https://www.alojapan.com/1533739/bank-of-japan-hawk-calls-for-flexible-rate-hikes-fueling-september-action-expectations-biggo-finance/

https://www.alojapan.com/1533739/bank-of-japan-hawk-calls-for-flexible-rate-hikes-fueling-september-action-expectations-biggo-finance/ Bank of Japan Hawk Calls for Flexible Rate Hikes, Fueling September Action Expectations — BigGo Finance #BankOfJapan #HajimeTakata #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseGovernmentBonds #JapaneseNews #KazuoUeda #news #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #ScottBessent #USD/JPY Bank of Japan policy board member Hajime Takata, a known hawk, stated in a speech in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on September 2 that the Japanese economy has entered a new phase driven

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent voiced strong support for "decisive" monetary steps to combat yen weakness in a meeting with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, cementing the case for a Japanese rate hike this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/02/economy/us-bessent-boj-ueda-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #yen #dollar #g20 #forex #boj #satsukikatayama #usjapanrelations #kazuoueda

A bank starts to wonder whether all the intervention gains could soon be lost after the yen crosses ¥160 to the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/31/tech/yen-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations

Japanese authorities spent a record ¥15.39 trillion in foreign exchange market interventions from July 30 to Wednesday, the Finance Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/29/markets/japan-record-forex-interventions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #congress

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended his move last month to support the yen, saying that any extreme volatility in the Japanese currency could feed through to higher U.S. interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/29/markets/bessent-disorderly-yen-us-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #congress

The yen weakened past the key ¥160-per-dollar level as it extends a slide that's erased more than half of its intervention-fueled gains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/29/markets/yen-160-dollar-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent

Japan's budget requests for next year are set to hit a record as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to pack more spending into the initial budget rather than leaning on supplementary ones later in the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/21/economy/japan-budget-requests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #budgets #financeministry #fiscalspending #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama

The first U.S.-Japan coordinated purchases of yen in decades was "a signal of friendship," according to U.S. President Donald Trump. Most observers doubt it was so simple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/04/economy/bessent-yen-rescue-pressure-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #boj #yen #forex #satsukikatayama #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #us #sanaetakaichi

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's unusual call for the Federal Reserve to boost a facility that Japan can use to support the yen has put renewed attention on the ties between the two institutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/04/markets/bessent-fed-help-yen-buying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #scottbessent #federalreserve #yen #forex #satsukikatayama

Japan and the U.S. conducted coordinated yen-buying intervention and will not hesitate to take further action, the Finance Ministry said ​Monday, confirming a rare bilateral action to halt the yen's slide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/03/markets/japan-us-joint-yen-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent

Japan's post-deflation economy requires policies that encourage households and institutions to invest more at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/21/japan/yen-should-come-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #kokusaisensei #kokochan #jgbs #ustreasuries #satsukikatayama #gpif #boj #primeministersanaetakaichi #sp500 #yen #monetarypolicy #forex