Finance Minister Taro Aso and his U.S. counterpart Steven Mnuchin agreed Tuesday to cooperate closely in defending financial markets and the global economy from the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic."We reaffirmed that we'll continue to carefully monitor the coronavirus impact on markets and that we're ready to employ all appropriate policy measures to safeguard the global economy from downward risks," Aso told reporters after phone talks with the U.S. Treasury secretary. "We agreed that we'll keep cooperating closely."Aso also said they "welcomed" the two countries' emergency packages …READ FULL ARTICLE
