Japan's Trade Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama urges the US to abolish extra tariffs on steel and aluminium, per Reuters.

It is being reported that the request was made in the Minister's meeting with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. 

Market reaction

USD/JPY is unperturbed by the above reports, trading near-daily highs of 114.24, up 0.21% on the day, at the press time.

• USD/JPY bounces in tandem with Treasury yields, recaptures 114.00