Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, in her strongest warning yet to speculators following the yen’s weakening even after a rise in interest rates. “The moves were clearly not in line with fundamentals but rather speculative,” Katayama said in an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, referring to a sharp weakening of the yen on Friday. “Against such movements, we have made clear that we will take bold action, as stated in the Japan–US finance ministers’ joint statement,” she said. We heard from Keio University Professor Sayuri Shirai. She spoke to Bloomberg’s Annabelle Droulers and Avril Hong on the Asia Trade.

Plus - Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said that artificial intelligence is starting to have a bigger impact on the US economy. For more on the AI trade and what’s ahead for the energy sector for 2026, we spoke to Peter Gardett, CEO of Noreva. 

Japan has a &ldquo;free hand&rdquo; to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, in her strongest warning yet to speculators following the yen&rsquo;s weakening even after a rise in interest rates. &ldquo;The moves were clearly not in line with fundamentals but rather speculative,&rdquo; Katayama said in an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, referring to a sharp weakening of the yen on Friday. &ldquo;Against such movements, we have made clear that we will take bold action, as stated in the Japan&ndash;US finance ministers&rsquo; joint statement,&rdquo; she said. We heard from Keio University Professor Sayuri Shirai. She spoke to Bloomberg&rsquo;s Annabelle Droulers and Avril Hong on the Asia Trade.
Plus - Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said that artificial intelligence is starting to have a bigger impact on the US economy. For more on the AI trade and what&rsquo;s ahead for the energy sector for 2026, we spoke to Peter Gardett, CEO of Noreva.&nbsp;

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Japan Finance Minister on Yen Weakness, Energy Outlook for 2026

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