Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said prices are weighing on households and that they need to respond to inflation with additional measures.

Suzuki said that they are closely coordinating with the Bank of Japan and other central banks in taking response to financial situations.

USD/JPY update

USD/JPY is at 133.40, up from 132.74 as of Thursday's Tokyo stock market close. Currency markets were broadly calmer on Thursday after Credit Suisse said it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss National Bank to shore up liquidity and investor confidence.