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Former Japan official says faster rate hikes needed to stabilize yen amid widening U.S. rate gap.
Former Japan currency official Takehiko Nakao said that while foreign exchange interventions can quickly affect the yen, lasting stability requires faster interest rate hikes.
He warned that the Bank of Japan’s slow pace, keeping real borrowing costs deeply negative despite inflation above target for nearly four years, is fueling yen weakness.
Nakao attributed the decline to the wide interest rate gap with the U.S. and cautioned that without stronger monetary tightening, the yen could weaken further, especially if Kevin Warsh becomes Fed chair and continues policies favoring a strong dollar.
He stressed that timely rate increases could also help control rising long-term government bond yields.
Un ex funcionario japonés dice que se necesitan aumentos de tasas más rápidos para estabilizar el yen en medio de la creciente brecha de tasas de los Estados Unidos.