加藤山佐月財務相は3日、ウズベキスタン・サマルカンドで記者団に対し、円介入について「財務相として、この段階ではコメントする立場にない」と述べた。為替市場での介入の可能性を問われたものだ。
加藤山佐月財務相は2026年5月3日、ウズベキスタンのサマルカンドで取材に応じた。円の為替介入に関する質問に対し、「財務相として、この段階ではコメントする立場にない」と答えた。
この発言は、最近の円相場変動への対応を巡り注目が集まる中でのものだ。財務省は為替安定のため介入の可能性を常に検討しているが、具体的な言及を避けた形となった。
加藤山氏は日本経済や通貨政策を所管する立場で、国内外の記者から頻繁に質問を受けている。今回のコメントは、市場参加者の関心を反映している。
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