Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday that his government “will take appropriate action against excessive moves.”
Won't comment on forex levels.
Recently seeing one-sided, rapid moves.
Important for currencies to move in a stable manner reflecting fundamentals.
Alarmed over FX moves, including those driven by speculators.
USD/JPY is retreating from multi-month high of 158.42 following these above comments, trading 0.40% higher on the day at 158.22 at press time.