Japan finmin Katayama:
- Need to take various factors into account when asked possibility of raising financial income tax
- It’s not that the cabinet has decided against government’s target of achieving primary budget surplus
- Hopes the Bank of Japan will continue appropriate dialogue with markets
- Hope BOJ will continue appropriate dialogue with markets
- Hope that BOJ Ueda will communicate with markets appropriately to pass BOJ’s economic, price views and basic policy stance
- Will talk with US Treasury Secretary Bessent over phone
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.