Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday discussed with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent currency issues connected to ongoing bilateral tariff negotiations, with both sides agreeing that the dollar-yen exchange rate at present reflects economic fundamentals.In contrast to what has been deemed by President Donald Trump as one of the causes behind his country's persistent trade deficit with Japan, the acknowledgement, announced by the U.S Treasury Department, essentially means that months of the yen's weakness against the dollar should no longer be an issue to be addressed i…READ FULL ARTICLE
