日本央行委员佐藤绫野：前日本央行行长的大规模刺激政策在改善就业市场、推高物价等方面产生了一定的积极效果。

State Street Investment Management senior fixed-income strategist Masahiko Loo said the market may now treat 163–165 as the next key technical and psychological USD/JPY target, where positioning and policy/intervention risks become more pronounced. He warned intervention risk should not be underestimated as the pair approaches the band, and said the probability of action would rise; coordinated signalling with the US Treasury cannot be ruled out, especially if a break above 163 triggers stop-loss flows that could accelerate moves toward 165.

Bank of Japan: new board member Ayano Sato will hold a press conference at 08:00 GMT (16:00 Beijing time).