Japanese economic experts: Interest rate hikes are unlikely to reverse the yen depreciation trend

Executive Director of the Japan Association for Financial Planners, Hideaki Kumano: In fact, US interest rates have not dropped significantly despite the decline in oil prices. Since US interest rates remain at a high level, there are still factors causing Japanese capital to continuously flow into the US. Therefore, the current trend of yen depreciation will not fundamentally change just because the Bank of Japan raises interest rates. Driven by artificial intelligence, the operating mechanisms of financial markets have become highly complex and sophisticated. As a result, it is difficult to change market trends even by using relatively traditional measures such as foreign exchange intervention. (CCTV)