TOKYO, Nov 12 : 日本财务大臣厚生大臣三村尚之于周四警告市场参与者，过早忘记今夏干预行为，因日元再次逼近关键的160关口水平。
TOKYO, Nov 12 : Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura on Thursday warned market participants that it's "too early to forget" this summer's intervention as the yen again edged towards the key 160-per-dollar level.
在继9月底以来的首次外汇发言中，三村表示，近期汇率波动过于迅速。
In his first remarks on foreign exchange since late September, Mimura said he believed that recent currency moves have been excessively rapid.
“过早忘记今夏发生的事，”他补充道，指日本于今年夏季末期至8月初实施的日元买入干预，其中包括与美国共同进行的干预。
"It's still too early to forget what happened this summer," he added, referring to Japan's yen-buying interventions in late July through early August, including one conducted jointly with the US.
美元兑日元于周四早些时候上涨至159.94，创下两个月内最高水平，此前市场预期因美国通胀数据炙热以及政策制定者鹰派言论，联邦储备系统将加息。
The dollar rose to 159.94 against the Japanese yen early Thursday morning, hitting its strongest in over two months, buoyed by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates after hot US inflation data and hawkish remarks from policymakers.
弱日元给日本政策制定者带来困扰，因进口成本激增。数据显示，10月份日元计价进口物价指数同比上涨24.8%，较去年同期大幅上升。
The weak yen has been a headache for Japanese policymakers as import costs have surged. The yen-based import price index jumped 24.8 per cent in October from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday.
“在美经济韧性和因AI投资强劲推动通胀持续高企的支撑下，美元可能继续对日元走强，”美银证券分析师在报告中表示。
"The dollar is likely to continue rising against the yen, underpinned by the resilience of the U.S. economy and persistently elevated inflation driven by robust investment in AI," Mizuho Securities analysts said in a report.
“若美元突破160关口，且弱日元助长通胀，导致对岸田总理三木义明政府支持下降风险，东京可能单方面实施干预，”报告指出。
"If dollar breaks above 160 and the weaker yen fuels inflation, increasing the risk of a decline in support for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government, Tokyo could carry out unilateral intervention," the report said.