It'd probably be more impactful on the yen if he didn't say something one day. Ah well.

  • Pence knows contribution Japan firms making in creating US jobs; hopes Japan and US can agree on trade rules that eventually spread through Asia-Pacific
  • Resorting to helicopter money, direct debt financing by BOJ would undermine BOJ indepedence, market confidence on monetary policy
  • Japan cannot abandon fiscal discipline as doing so could trigger unwelcome inflation that hurts the public
  • No quick solution to fix Japan's finances; must patiently continue efforts to achieve both economic revival and fiscal reform
  • We must eventually raise tax, cut healthcare and pension payments, pursue steps to raise inflation to slash Japan's huge public debt
  • Oil price declines have weighed on Japan's inflation but have been good for Japan's economy
  • See signs of improvement in Japan private consumption, which will likely help accelerate inflation in the latter half of this year

Headlines via Reuters, bolding is mine