Japan's finance minister declines comment on possible yen intervention

TOKYO, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday declined to comment on whether Japanese authorities had intervened in the currency market overnight to prop up the yen.

Suzuki was speaking to reporters on Friday morning. On Thursday in New York, the U.S. dollar briefly plunged by over 4 yen to hit a three-week low of 157.40 yen following the release of a soft U.S. consumer-price inde