TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that Tokyo would take appropriate action to deal with any excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market.
“We are clearly seeing one-sided, sharp moves in half a day or those few hours,” Katayama told reporters after she attended an online meeting with her Group of Seven counterparts.
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“We will respond appropriately to excessive moves, including those driven by speculators,” she said.
Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Hugh Lawson
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