日本首相高市早苗否认弱日元与高利率指责
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi rejects criticism around weak yen and high interest rates
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has denied outside criticism that she has caused a weak yen and high interest rates, and said she will build confidence in the yen by building a strong economy. During her administration, Japanese government bond yields rose to multi-decade highs and the yen fell to its lowest level since 1986, prompting Tokyo and Washington to enter the market to support the yen. She also said that the amount of government bond issuance will be appropriately controlled, saying that the total amount of government bond issuance in 2026 will remain unchanged from the original budget plan.
The Japanese Prime Minister denied accusations of a weak yen and high interest rates and promised to control the issuance of government bonds, providing a policy-level explanation framework for the recent weakness of the yen and high Japanese bond yields. However, the market still needs to observe whether his statement can stabilize expectations for confidence in the yen. With the yen at multi-year lows and signs of official intervention, foreign exchange traders need to pay attention to the consistency between policy and actual operations, as well as the potential spillover of Japanese bond supply pressure on yields and exchange rates. For gold, violent fluctuations in the Japanese yen may strengthen the need for safe-haven allocations, but it needs to be comprehensively judged based on the trend of the US dollar and the pace of intervention.
日本首相否认弱日元与高利率指责，同时承诺控制国债发行量，这为理解日元和日债压力提供了政策基线。
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