円安に「あらゆる手段」　介入辞さず―政府・日銀が緊急会合

　円安の加速を受け、財務省と金融庁、日銀は２７日夕、国際金融資本市場に関する緊急の情報交換会合（３者会合）を財務省内で開いた。同省の神田真人財務官は会合後、最近の円安について「（経済の）ファンダメンタルズ（基礎的条件）に沿ったものとは到底言えず、投機的な動きがあることは明らかだ」と記者団に表明。行き過ぎた変動には「あらゆる手段を排除せずに適切な対応を取っていく」と、為替介入を辞さない構えで投機的な円安を強くけん制した。（2024/03/27-20:09）

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda on Wednesday warned against what he sees as the yen's weakness driven by speculators.
   The recent movements of foreign exchange rates are "not in line with economic fundamentals," Kanda told reporters. "There are clearly speculative moves" behind the changes, he said.
   Against excessive exchange rate fluctuations, "we'll take appropriate actions without excluding any means," he said after an emergency meeting of officials from the Finance Ministry, the Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan.
   The meeting took place after the dollar climbed as high as 151.97 yen in Tokyo trading Wednesday, its highest level in over 33 years. The dollar's recent strength has fueled speculation that Japanese authorities will intervene in currency markets to support the yen.
   Wednesday's dollar rise also met with a warning by Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, who said, "We'll take decisive action against excessive moves without ruling out any options."