MILAN -- Japan has no intention of using the possibility of selling its U.S. government debt holdings for advantage in trade talks with Washington, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday.
Tokyo won't use sell-off option as a bargaining chip, finance minister says
Japan held $1.27 trillion of foreign exchange reserves as of the end of March. © Reuters
MILAN -- Japan has no intention of using the possibility of selling its U.S. government debt holdings for advantage in trade talks with Washington, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday.