USD/JPY off again after push up to 143.03, US data helped?
USD/JPY up to 143.03 EBS early London before falling back
Small uptick in US jobless claims, relatively soft PPI may have helped
From 143.03, USD/JPY down to 171.74 in New York, Asia 141.55-88 so far
Downtrend seen intact on successively lower highs again? Lower lows?
More downside may have to await new week, position adjusts into weekend
Japanese importer bids again into today's Tokyo fix, short-covering?
Japanese exporters to help cap upside, massive 142.00 option expiries too
$1.3 mln expiries today at 142.00 strike to help limit the upside today
US yields soft after push up yesterday, Treasury 2s to 3.702% then 3.643%
Treasury 10s to 3.706% before easing back to 3.670%
JGB/US Treasury 2-year rate differential @329 bps, in 10s @282 bps
Related comments nL1N3KU0Z6, nL1N3KU0CW, nL1N3KU09I, nL1N3KT172
And nL1N3KS02M, also nL1N3KU0XL, on US data nL1N3KU0IG
US markets nL1N3KU118, nL1N3KU17D, nL4N3KU173, nL1N3KU034
For more click on FXBUZ
USD/JPY: https://tmsnrt.rs/3ZmZX6J
USD/JPY nearby option expiries into next week: https://tmsnrt.rs/4epqyV7
JGB/US Treasury 2-year interest rate differential: https://tmsnrt.rs/3Bbxs1G
(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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