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UPDATE 2-Japan's Watanabe-markets misinterpreting G7 view
Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:36am ET
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Financial markets are misinterpreting the Group of Seven's statement on global imbalances, Japan's top financial diplomat said on Thursday, adding that it did not point to a need for exchange rates to adjust.
The comment from Hiroshi Watanabe, vice finance minister for international affairs, prompted the yen and the euro to fall against the dollar. The dollar rebounded to around 114.60 yen after hitting the day's low of 114.23 set when China raised interest rates by 27 basis points.
Watanabe, Japan's currency policy tsar, told reporters that markets have taken the "annex" statement to mean that the need for greater flexibility and appreciation in emerging economy currencies meant the dollar should depreciate in return.
"The statement does not mean there is a need for an adjustment in the dollar exchange rate. It says there are macroeconomic steps that each country needs to take," Watanabe said. "They are not reading the annex statement correctly."
The annex statement issued by finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 industrial nations last Friday called on emerging Asia, particularly China, to seek greater flexibility in exchange rates, saying this is critical for allowing necessary appreciation.
It also said the adjustment of global imbalances is a shared responsibility and requires participation by all regions in the global process.
"Watanabe's comments probably reflect concern that dollar/yen is falling too quickly," said Adam Baines, currency strategist at Citigroup. "Dollar/yen appears to be bearing the brunt of the G7 statement."
UPDATE 2-Japan's Watanabe-markets misinterpreting G7 view
Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:36am ET
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Financial markets are misinterpreting the Group of Seven's statement on global imbalances, Japan's top financial diplomat said on Thursday, adding that it did not point to a need for exchange rates to adjust.
The comment from Hiroshi Watanabe, vice finance minister for international affairs, prompted the yen and the euro to fall against the dollar. The dollar rebounded to around 114.60 yen after hitting the day's low of 114.23 set when China raised interest rates by 27 basis points.
Watanabe, Japan's currency policy tsar, told reporters that markets have taken the "annex" statement to mean that the need for greater flexibility and appreciation in emerging economy currencies meant the dollar should depreciate in return.
"The statement does not mean there is a need for an adjustment in the dollar exchange rate. It says there are macroeconomic steps that each country needs to take," Watanabe said. "They are not reading the annex statement correctly."
The annex statement issued by finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 industrial nations last Friday called on emerging Asia, particularly China, to seek greater flexibility in exchange rates, saying this is critical for allowing necessary appreciation.
It also said the adjustment of global imbalances is a shared responsibility and requires participation by all regions in the global process.
"Watanabe's comments probably reflect concern that dollar/yen is falling too quickly," said Adam Baines, currency strategist at Citigroup. "Dollar/yen appears to be bearing the brunt of the G7 statement."