There is a lot of talk this morning that the Bank of Japan is checking currency rates. The Japanese Yen has continued to rise over the past 24 hours and by checking rates, the central bank is keeping a very close eye on where the Yen is trading. Given that it is 11pm in Japan right now on a Friday, the central bank is either very serious about intervening in the currency market or they want to keep currency traders on their toes. The 87.00 level for USD/JPY could very well be their breaking point. The risk of intervention is limiting the decline in USD/JPY on a day when the sharp drop in Dow futures (-220) should be driving it much lower