There is always a decided risk in fluctuations of financial markets, and fluctuations in exchange rates, as well. What happened on Friday may be a trend or it may be a temporary thing, but the main focus of the G-24 is on the outlook for the world economy.

The communiqué reflects our particular concern about the negative impact that excessive increases in short-term interest rates in the major industrialized countries on growth prospects and the cost of credit for developing countries. We are also concerned about the potential dangers of too much volatility among the major currencies and financial asset markets.