• USD/JPY is up for a third day and holds above the 152 pivot level as Trsy yield curve steepens after mixed US CPI

• Consumer prices rose 2.7% annually after an uptick in November though rent inflation slowed

• Settles at top of 151.01 to 152.845 day's range and near 21-DMA of 152.64

• Yen vols drop though demand seen for options covering Fridays' Q4 Tankan

• Resistance is at 153.16-22, the weekly could top and Nov 27 high

• Support is at the 200-DMA of 152.01, 9-EMA at 151.44 and 151.04 cloud top

• Yen crosses edge up as US shares, oil advance
  

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