Aso: Must be extremely reserved in discussing specific FX rates

Reuters

Published May 23, 2016 11:16PM ET

Aso: Must be extremely reserved in discussing specific FX rates

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he must be extremely careful in discussing specific forex rates.

"(Dollar/yen) is around 109 yen now, and if I said it would be good if it settled around that level, we're in an era where that kind of comment would immediately become news. So I have to be extremely reserved about making that kind of comment," he told parliament.