Japan offers fresh warning against excessive yen falls
Recasts with finance minister's comments, dollar/yen moves
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO, Nov 15 (Reuters) -Japanese authorities will take appropriate action against excessive currency moves, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, in a fresh warning to traders against pushing down the yen too much.
"We are recently seeing one-sided, sharp moves in the currency market. It's important for currency rates to move stably, reflecting fundamentals," Kato told a news conference, when asked about the yen's renewed declines.
"We'll take appropriate action against excessive moves", while scrutinising market moves with "extremely high vigilance", he said.
The dollar rose to 156.56 yen JPY=EBS on Friday to hit the highest level since July, as markets tempered expectations of steady interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve after its chief Jerome Powell said there was no need to rush in slashing borrowing costs.
Reporting by Leika Kihara
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim and Muralikumar Anantharaman
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