Takashi Umekawa

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Yoshiaki Nohara |Takashi Umekawa

Katsunobu Kato(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said the country won’t use the sale of its US Treasury holdings in trade talks with Washington, clarifying his previous remarks that suggested they could be used as a negotiating tool. “We are not considering the sale of US Treasuries as a means of Japan-US negotiations,” Kato said in Milan, Italy, on Sunday, where he was attending the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Takashi Umekawa |Yoshiaki Nohara |Ruth Carson

(Bloomberg) -- Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. Most Read from BloombergAdvertisementAdvertisementJapan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said the country’s US Treasury holdings could be a card in its trade talks with Washington, referring to the largest stockpile of US debt held by a foreign nation. “It does exist as a card,” said Kato, speaking on a TV Tokyo program Friday, when asked if Japan’s stance of not selling holdings could be a negotiation tool.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Takashi Umekawa |Yoshiaki Nohara |Ruth Carson

Japan könnte seinen Bestand an US-Staatsanleihen als Trumpfkarte in den Handelsgesprächen mit Washington ausspielen. Dies merkte Finanzminister Katsunobu Kato an und verwies darauf, dass Nippon der größte ausländische Gläubiger der USA ist. “Es ist durchaus eine Trumpfkarte”, sagte Kato am Freitag in einer Fernsehsendung von TV Tokyo, auf die Frage, ob Japans Haltung, seine Bestände nicht zu verkaufen, ein Verhandlungsinstrument sein könnte.

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Takashi Umekawa |Yoshiaki Nohara |Ruth Carson

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said the country’s U.S. Treasury holdings could be a card in its trade talks with the Washington, referring to the largest stockpile of U.S. debt held by a foreign nation. "It does exist as a card,” said Kato, speaking on a TV Tokyo program Friday, when asked if Japan’s stance of not selling holdings could be a negotiation tool.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Takashi Umekawa

Katsunobu Kato(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said that the country’s US Treasury holdings could be a card in its trade negotiations with the US, in response to a question asking whether Japan’s stance of not easily selling the holdings could be seen as a negotiation tool. “It does exist as a card,” said Kato, speaking on a TV Tokyo program Friday. “Whether or not we use that card is a different decision.”Katsunobu KatoPhotographer: Tierney L.