Statements by Masato Kanda, chief financial diplomat of Japan

- It is important that foreign exchange rates move stably reflecting the fundamentals.

- Strong market interest in the timing of the US interest rate cut and the Bank of Japan's policy outlook, both of which can be used by speculators as an excuse for volatile market movements.

-We always communicate closely with the Fed.

- He refuses to comment on the policy of the Bank of Japan when asked about the end of negative interest rates and says only that it is among the important events.

- We will continue to constantly monitor the impact of the central bank's decision on the financial markets.

- Despite the negative side effects of ultra-loose monetary policy, it has helped the Japanese economy to recover from deflation.

- The US economy is stronger than expected but if the tight monetary policy continues for a long time, it could harm domestic consumption, becoming a danger to global growth.