With the yen weakening to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar, the Ministry of Finance signaled that an intervention in the foreign exchange markets is imminent. However, the yen will certainly not get much support from Japan's monetary policymakers as inflation is more likely to undershoot than to overshoot the Bank of Japan's forecasts.
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