USD/JPY trading positively ahead of Japanese CPI

FXstreet.com (New York) - The USD/JPY technical cross moved higher ahead of the highly anticipated data release later today in Japan.

USD/JPY eyes critical data release

Later today at 23:30 GMT, the Japanese economy is slated to release a plethora of economic data, including National Consumer Price Indices and several figures of industrial production.

USD/JPY marginal gains abound

At the time of writing, the USD/JPY foreign exchange rate has now settled in positive territory, up +0.07% during overnight trading, which brings the pair to 98.45 in these moments. Briefing the technical levels, the Danske Research team has identified resistances at 98.72 onto 99.92. Conversely, should the pair dip lower after a recent run up, supportive measures will trigger at 97.21, ahead of 96.86.

Japan CPI next: Impact on the USD/JPY

Japan is due to publish the latest inflation numbers at 23:30GMT - under 1h - with expectations this time for an increase in prices as the Abenomics policy starts to work its way through the economy.
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Flash: USD/JPY eyes tranche of economic data – Westpac

The month-end brings the usual slew of data – on Friday investors see the June Markit PMI, which has bounced sharply this year, notes Global FX Strategist Sean Callow at Westpac.
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