U.S. President Donald Trump shared his concerns over the yen during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this week in New York, according to 91AV原创 finance minister. The yen rose.
“At the recent Japan-U.S. summit, President Trump expressed concern about the weakness of the yen,” Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday in a post-Cabinet meeting briefing in Tokyo.
In response, Takaichi said that an undervalued yen was problematic, Katayama told reporters, adding that she only disclosed some details of the leaders’ exchange after consulting with the prime minister’s office — underscoring the importance and sensitivity of the matter. The finance minister said she would continue to coordinate with her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent.
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