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打脸自家媒体还是掩盖真相?日本紧急辟谣:美财长没说要“强日元”!
Jin Shi Shu Ju·2025-04-28 06:31

Group 1 - The Japanese top currency diplomat denied a media report claiming that U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin preferred a weak dollar and a strong yen during a bilateral meeting [1] - Japanese Finance Minister Aso and Mnuchin had their first face-to-face meeting during the IMF and World Bank meetings, with no discussion on exchange rate targets [1][2] - The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Japanese government is considering increasing imports of U.S. rice and soybeans as potential leverage in tariff negotiations with the Trump administration [1] Group 2 - Finance Minister Aso also denied the Yomiuri Shimbun report on social media, reiterating that there were no discussions on exchange rate targets or frameworks for managing the yen's value [2] - U.S. President Trump is focused on addressing the U.S. trade deficit and has previously accused Japan of intentionally maintaining a weak yen, which has led to market expectations that Tokyo may face pressure to strengthen the yen against the dollar [2] - Mnuchin described the meeting with Aso as "very constructive" and mentioned discussions related to exchange rate matters [2]