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.”

Additional quotes

  • 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.

Market reaction

At the press time, USD/JPY is losing 0.34% on the day, trading near 147.95.

Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japans-kato-hope-to-have-a-meeting-with-us-treasury-sec-bessent-to-discuss-forex-202505130139