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Japan's Takaichi: It's possible extra budget is aimed mainly at responding to Middle East situation

Japan's Takaichi: It's possible extra budget is aimed mainly at responding to Middle East situation

FXStreetFXStreet2026/05/20 07:24
By:FXStreet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that the government is not at the stage to comment on the scale of the extra budget, adding that it's possible the extra budget is aimed mainly at responding to the Middle East situation. 

Key quotes

We are not at the stage to comment on scale of extra budget.

It's possible extra budget is aimed mainly at responding to the Middle East situation. 

Market reaction

At the time of writing, the USD/JPY pair is trading 0.07% lower on the day to trade at 158.95.

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