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Trump raises yen weakness with Japan’s Takaichi as currency nears 160 per dollar
The brief
- Trump raised concerns about the yen’s weakness with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
- The yen is nearing 160 per dollar; Japan’s finance minister signalled possible currency intervention
Yen weakness and official responses
US President Donald Trump raised the yen’s weakness with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as the currency neared 160 per dollar. The yen later headed for its biggest daily gain in more than two weeks after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama commented on the currency.
Friday, 25 September
- Trump raises yen weakness with Japan’s Takaichi as currency nears 160 per dollar