Investing.com - The dollar slipped lower against the yen on Thursday as investors looked ahead to a meeting of finance ministers and central bank heads from the Group of 20 nations starting later in the day.
USD/JPY hit 97.64 during late Asian trade, the session low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 97.98, slipping 0.13%.
The pair was likely to find support at 97.20, Wednesday’s low and resistance at 99.37, the high of April 8.
Investors remained cautious amid speculation over whether Japan will face criticism from the G-20 over the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing program, which has resulted in a broadly weaker yen.
The dollar hit a four-year high of 99.93 against the yen last week after the BoJ pledged to double its asset purchase program over the next two years and extend the maturities of the bonds it purchases.
The yen found support in recent sessions as concerns over the outlook for global growth bolstered safe haven demand, but the weakening trend of the yen looked likely to remain intact in the longer term.
The yen pushed higher against the euro, with EUR/JPY slipping 0.10% to 127.74.
Spain was to hold an auction of government bonds later in the day, while the U.S. was to release official data on initial jobless claims and the Philly Fed manufacturing index.
USD/JPY hit 97.64 during late Asian trade, the session low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 97.98, slipping 0.13%.
The pair was likely to find support at 97.20, Wednesday’s low and resistance at 99.37, the high of April 8.
Investors remained cautious amid speculation over whether Japan will face criticism from the G-20 over the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing program, which has resulted in a broadly weaker yen.
The dollar hit a four-year high of 99.93 against the yen last week after the BoJ pledged to double its asset purchase program over the next two years and extend the maturities of the bonds it purchases.
The yen found support in recent sessions as concerns over the outlook for global growth bolstered safe haven demand, but the weakening trend of the yen looked likely to remain intact in the longer term.
The yen pushed higher against the euro, with EUR/JPY slipping 0.10% to 127.74.
Spain was to hold an auction of government bonds later in the day, while the U.S. was to release official data on initial jobless claims and the Philly Fed manufacturing index.