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A Weaker Yen and Stablility in Markets Going Forward According to new Finance Minister Naoto Kan

Submitted By: Jonathan Green 12 January 2010 351 views No Comment

Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner confirmed Monday a Group of Seven agreement to ensure stability in the foreign exchange market, Japanese officials said.

Kan explained to his U.S. counterpart the growth strategy the Japanese government worked out at the end of 2009 to achieve sustainable growth, said the officials.

The Japanese finance minister told reporters after his talks with Geithner that ”We had general discussion on the currency market.”
”We talked about the need to ensure stability in the market,” Kan said.

Kan, also deputy prime minister, succeeded Hirohisa Fujii last Thursday as the latter stepped down due to poor health.

Kan said in his inaugural news conference that many Japanese companies think it would be ideal for the dollar to be around 95 yen.

The remarks sparked dollar buying with the U.S. currency rising to a four-month high in the mid-93 yen, as players took them to mean the new finance minister will tolerate a weaker yen.