Japan’s Aso: FX intervention is approved by the G7 and G20

Japanese finance minister Aso is back on the wires now, continuing his speech in Parliament on TPP, FX and Mnuchin.
Key Headlines via Bloomberg:
Mnuchin knows markets, can talk on that basis
Mnuchin understands its hard to include FX in trade deals
There was a request from the US on FX in TPP talks, there was no deal on FX in TPP
FX intervention is approved by the G7 and G20
A weaker USD and the Fed raising rates is a contradiction
What is a good FX level is different depending on industry
G7 and G20 have agreed that its best if FX is set by the market
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Dhwani Mehta
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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

















