Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki declined once again on Thursday to “comment on whether Japan intervened in FX market.” Additional quotes: There are many factors to determine whether moves in FX are "excessive". No change in how govt would deal with those. Market reaction: USD/JPY is trading on the front foot near 148.60, despite the Japanese verbal intervention. The pair is up 0.07% on the day, as of writing. (full story)