News Summary

• "I would like to contribute in discussions around the global economy and international finance," Katayama says.
• Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is also expected to attend next week's gathering of G20 finance leaders.
• u.s. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said he was looking forward to meeting the BOJ chief in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Markets are focusing on whether KatayAMA would meet Bessen on the sidelines of the G20 meetings, after their coordinated currency intervention last month to prop up the sagging yen.