日本财长：将寻求在G7会议期间与贝森特继续商讨外汇问题

Group 1 - Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato plans to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the G7 meeting in Canada to discuss foreign exchange issues [1] - The meeting is scheduled for May 20-22, focusing on the separation of currency issues from direct trade negotiations between Japan and the U.S. [1] - Kato and Bessent last met on April 24, agreeing to continue constructive dialogue on monetary policy without setting exchange rate targets [1] Group 2 - The U.S. dollar surged due to a temporary tariff reduction agreement between the U.S. and China, alleviating concerns about a potential global economic recession [2] - Risk sentiment improved, leading to a decline in safe-haven currencies like the yen, with the dollar reaching 148.66 yen, the highest level since April 3 [2] - Kato stated that the Japanese government will closely monitor the developments related to the U.S.-China agreement and assess its impact, although he refrained from commenting on exchange rate trends [4]