在美国通胀数据走高后，日元兑美元汇率触及本月低点。对此，日本财务大臣片山慎太郎警告投机者称，如有必要，政府将再度出手干预外汇市场。
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned speculators that she was prepared to take action in the currency market again if needed, after the yen touched its weakest level against the dollar this month following a heating up of US inflation figures.
她还表示，自今年7月日美两国联合干预以提振日元汇率以来，双方的立场并未发生任何变化。
She also said there has been no change in the stance of Washington and Tokyo since their joint intervention to prop up the yen in July.
周四上午，在曼谷举行的二十国集团会议前夕，片山慎太郎对记者说道：“自两国开展协同干预以来，我们在外汇政策上的立场始终如一。目前美国方面也与我们立场一致，若有需要，我们将毫不犹豫地采取行动。”
“Our stance on foreign exchange remains completely unchanged from the message we sent when our two countries conducted coordinated intervention,” Katayama told reporters Thursday morning ahead of a Group of 20 meeting in Bangkok. “The US is here with us right now, and we will act without hesitation if necessary,” she said.
此前，美国公布的消费者物价指数显示通胀水平创下五个月来的新高，受此影响日元汇率出现走弱。盘中日元一度跌至1美元兑158.95日元，但随着美国国债收益率回落，日元跌幅有所收窄。
Katayama’s remarks followed a weakening of the currency after US consumer price data showed the fastest inflation in five months. The yen briefly touched 158.95 per dollar, but later pared its losses as US Treasury yields declined.
此次出访期间，片山慎太郎还将参与多场国际会议，各国财长将围绕债券收益率攀升、前沿人工智能带来的金融风险等诸多全球性议题展开探讨。
Japan’s finance minister is attending a series of international meetings where finance chiefs are expected to discuss global challenges ranging from rising bond yields to financial risks posed by frontier artificial intelligence.