Japan top FX official says watching if yen rises speculative: Kyodo

Reuters

Published Feb 13, 2018 05:10AM ET

Updated Feb 13, 2018 05:20AM ET

Japan top FX official says watching if yen rises speculative: Kyodo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top currency official said on Tuesday he will scrutinize whether the yen's recent sharp gains were speculative, according to Kyodo news agency.

"We're closely watching whether there are any speculative factors" behind the yen's rises, Masatsugu Asakawa, vice finance minister for international affairs, told reporters, Kyodo said.