• USD/JPY went nowhere yesterday, on hold around 159.00, Asia 159.06-15

• Could be inside day after 158.68-159.28 range yesterday

• End-summer to keep action light, market thin, pre-Jackson Hole too

• USD tad better bid elsewhere and seen USD/JPY supportive

• Ascending daily Ichi cloud 159.86-161.95 above, 200/100-DMAs 158.37/159.98

• Most action to continue between these two moving averages?

• 159.13 200-HMA at to work as pivot as was case yesterday? 100-HMA 158.90

• Again, few significant nearby option expiries today, only 159.00-05 $613 mln

• JGB-US Treasury rate differentials tad wider, in 2s to 255, 10s @182 bps

• Tokyo fix to seen usual Japanese importer Gotobi demand, exporter offers too

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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)