Investing.com - The dollar rose against the yen on Thursday as investors sold the Japanese currency and snapped up greenback positions on sentiment that weekly jobless claims and regional manufacturing figures in the U.S. will surprise on the upside.
In Asian trading on Thursday, USD/JPY hit 84.00, up 0.32%, up from a low of 83.66 and off a high of 84.18.
The pair sought to test technical support at 82.28 and resistance at 85.12.
U.S. economic indicators have performed well in recent weeks, with unemployment data and retail sales recently coming in on the upside, prompting the Federal Reserve to hold off on considering easing measures and allowing the economy to grow with no monetary policy changes.
Later Thursday, the U.S. is to release weekly jobless claims as well as reports on manufacturing activity in New York and Philadelphia, and Asian currency markets were expecting more healthy data to hit the wire during U.S. trading.
The Bank of Japan is expected to stick with plans to gradually weaken the yen, which sent the currency falling against the greenback Thursday as well.
The yen, meanwhile, was down against the pound and down against the euro, with GBP/JPY rising 0.15% to 131.45 and EUR/JPY up 0.32% at 109.47.
Later Thursday, the U.S. is to release government data on producer price inflation, a leading indicator of consumer inflation, on top of unemployment claims and New York and Philadelphia manufacturing figures.
The U.S. government will also report on net long-term securities transactions.
The Bank of Japan will release the minutes of its latest monetary policy meeting as well.
In Asian trading on Thursday, USD/JPY hit 84.00, up 0.32%, up from a low of 83.66 and off a high of 84.18.
The pair sought to test technical support at 82.28 and resistance at 85.12.
U.S. economic indicators have performed well in recent weeks, with unemployment data and retail sales recently coming in on the upside, prompting the Federal Reserve to hold off on considering easing measures and allowing the economy to grow with no monetary policy changes.
Later Thursday, the U.S. is to release weekly jobless claims as well as reports on manufacturing activity in New York and Philadelphia, and Asian currency markets were expecting more healthy data to hit the wire during U.S. trading.
The Bank of Japan is expected to stick with plans to gradually weaken the yen, which sent the currency falling against the greenback Thursday as well.
The yen, meanwhile, was down against the pound and down against the euro, with GBP/JPY rising 0.15% to 131.45 and EUR/JPY up 0.32% at 109.47.
Later Thursday, the U.S. is to release government data on producer price inflation, a leading indicator of consumer inflation, on top of unemployment claims and New York and Philadelphia manufacturing figures.
The U.S. government will also report on net long-term securities transactions.
The Bank of Japan will release the minutes of its latest monetary policy meeting as well.