Japan off the hook at another meeting

  • Yen weakening in past few days has been rough
  • Will carefully monitor market moves
  • In meeting with Jack Lew, re0affirmed G7 and G20 commitment on currencies

Maybe we're seeing a bit of profit taking in the dollar as USDJPY tumbles below 124 by a few pips. I couldn't really draw anything from Aso's comment but perhaps the market may start to get a little jittery about verbal intervention after the run up we've just had