為替介入「常に準備」　円安、背景に投機―神田財務官

　財務省の神田真人財務官は２５日午前、外国為替市場の動向について「今の円安の動きは（経済の）ファンダメンタルズ（基礎的条件）に沿った方向というわけではなく、明らかに投機が背景にある」との認識を示した。その上で「行き過ぎた変動に対しては、あらゆる手段を排除せずに適切な行動を取っていきたい」と強調。為替介入も含めて「常に準備ができている」と市場を強くけん制した。財務省内で記者団に語った。
　外為市場では、日銀がマイナス金利政策の解除を決めた１９日以降、緩和的な金融環境が当面は継続するとの見方から円売りが進んでいる。円相場は２２日に一時１ドル＝１５１円８６銭と、昨年１１月以来の安値に下落。２０２２年１０月に政府・日銀が円買い・ドル売りの覆面介入を実施した際の安値である１５１円９４銭に迫っている。（2024/03/25-11:24）

Japanese Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Masato Kanda on Monday warned against the yen's recent weakness, which sent the dollar to a fresh four-month high versus the Japanese currency.
   The recent movements of dollar-yen rates are "not in line with (economic) fundamentals," Kanda told reporters. "There are clearly speculations behind the developments."
   "Against excessive fluctuations, we'll take appropriate actions without excluding any means," he said, adding that the government is "always ready" to take actions including currency market interventions.
   "Excessive fluctuations negatively affect the national economy significantly and therefore cannot be tolerated," Kanda added.
   Kanda made the remarks after the dollar hit a four-month high of 151.86 yen Friday, approaching a key level of 151.94 yen marked in October 2022, when Japan carried out so-called stealth interventions, buying yen to sell dollars without announcing the moves immediately.