USD/JPY Little Lower, Japan's Trade Surplus Widens

USD/JPY is trading at 113.57, down 0.29. Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported that exports rose by 5.4 percent versus a year ago in December. Imports fell 2.6 percent versus a year ago. Japan recorded a 641.4 JPY billion surplus in December versus a 153 JPY billion surplus a year earlier.