"To be honest with you, the United States does much better. We don't need anything that Canada has, we don't need anything that Mexico has, but they need everything that we have, and they have to treat us better."

Intervention in the month through May 28 hit a record ¥11.73 trillion ($73.4 billion).

Non-farm U.S. payrolls grew by 172,000 last month, while unemployment held steady at 4.3%.

The ISM's manufacturing gauge has signaled expansion for five straight months, pointing to vigor in the manufacturing sector amid a surge in AI investment, favorable tax provisions, and diminished trade policy uncertainty.