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Japan's Katayama says will coordinating with BoJ, no major divergence on inflation outlook, policy

FXStreet21 October 2026, 00:51 UTCJapan

Japanese Finance Minister (FM) Satsuki Katayama said on Wednesday that the government is coordinating closely with the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and there is no major divergence on inflation outlook and policy.

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