09-February-2026
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Japan Must Take 'Professional' Approach in Tapping FX Reserves, Finance Minister Says
09-Feb-2026

Japan must take a "professional" approach in tapping its huge foreign reserves to fund spending and tax cuts as doing so would not be easy, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Sunday. Tapping foreign reserves could be an option given recent yen moves, though doing so could cause problems as the reserves are used to conduct currency intervention, Katayama said in a television programme.

News Source:- https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-02-08/japan-must-take-professional-approach-in-tapping-fx-reserves-finance-minister-says