「為替問題で適切に協力」　円安けん制で共同声明―日米財務相

　鈴木俊一財務相は１２日、来日中のイエレン米財務長官と財務省で会談した。両財務相は会談後、急速な円安が進む為替市場に関し、「先進７カ国（Ｇ７）の合意に沿って引き続き緊密に協議し、為替の問題について適切に協力する」との共同声明を発表した。日米財務相が会談後に共同声明を出すのは極めて異例。日米が足並みをそろえ、過度な円安の動きをけん制した格好だ。
　会談は為替市場のほか、ウクライナへの軍事侵攻を続けるロシアに対する制裁の強化などが主な議題。１５、１６両日にインドネシア・バリ島で開かれる２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）の財務相・中央銀行総裁会議を前に、日米両国の結束を確認した。（2022/07/12-18:14）

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a joint statement Tuesday, affirming their close cooperation on currency issues, amid the yen's rapid depreciation against the dollar.
   "We will continue to consult closely on exchange markets and cooperate as appropriate on currency issues" in line with commitments by the Group of Seven major countries and the Group of 20 economies, they said in the statement.
   The statement was issued after Suzuki and Yellen held talks in Tokyo ahead of a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs to be held in Bali, Indonesia, for two days from Friday.
   "It's important for Japan and the United States to communicate closely and play a role in resolving difficult issues facing the international community," Suzuki said at the beginning of the meeting with Yellen.
   Yellen said that she wants to discuss a plan being considered by the G-7 countries to set a ceiling on Russian oil prices as part of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.