--- title: "Today's FX winner is Japanese Finance Minister Katayama, She's sent the yen higher." type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282932427.md" description: "Japan's Finance Minister Katayama has been verbally intervening today: Not once, but twice:Japan's Finance Minister Katayama said to intensify communication with BessentDropping in the B word in is more forceful verbal interventionJapan’s Katayama says closely watching FX as oil volatility hits yen" datetime: "2026-04-16T03:22:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282932427.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282932427.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282932427.md) --- # Today's FX winner is Japanese Finance Minister Katayama, She's sent the yen higher. Japan's Finance Minister Katayama has been verbally intervening today: Not once, but twice: - Japan's Finance Minister Katayama said to intensify communication with Bessent - Dropping in the B word in is more forceful verbal intervention - Japan’s Katayama says closely watching FX as oil volatility hits yen ### Related Stocks - [YCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/YCS.US.md) - [1346.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/1346.JP.md) - [1369.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/1369.JP.md) - [2525.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/2525.JP.md) - [FXY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FXY.US.md) - [YCL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/YCL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - ["The Bank of Japan can't save the yen"](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284456400.md) - [BOJ governor Ueda vows to stay on the path of raising interest rates](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284326964.md) - [Bank of Japan set to keep rates steady as Iran war clouds outlook](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284269474.md) - [BOJ keeps rates steady but 3 board members dissent, call for hike](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284303291.md) - [BOJ Keeps Rates On Hold In Rare 6-3 Vote Split As It Warns Of Looming Stagflation](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284415873.md)