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Japan finance minister avoids bond-yield commentary, stresses fiscal trust

Katayama said the ruling party is adjusting wording in Japan's economic blueprint, while reiterating that the BOJ retains freedom to change monetary policy regardless of government messaging.

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Japan's Finance Minister Katayama said she would not comment on specific bond yield levels, keeping with the government's practice of staying hands off JGB market guidance even as investors focus on fiscal and monetary policy.

Katayama emphasized that securing market trust in Japan's fiscal sustainability is important for investor credibility, and indicated that the ruling party is adjusting the wording in the economic blueprint, a process already flagged separately by Economy Minister Kiuchi.

She also drew a clear line between fiscal work and monetary policy, saying specific monetary tools remain the responsibility of the Bank of Japan and that the BOJ can adjust policy regardless of what the government says.

Katayama added that she is monitoring both economic indicators and market conditions, with her comments arriving alongside Kiuchi's earlier remarks that Tokyo would not pre signal any preference to the BOJ on the timing or direction of policy change.

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