• USD/JPY remains relatively bid on 162 on renewal of US attacks on Iran

• Range so far today 162.37-60 EBS, nervous stasis again

• Japan FX intervention still possible but threat getting old

• Hawkish Fed June minutes, higher US yields widen JGB-US Tsy rate diffs some

• Rise in Nikkei, Japanese equities could trigger renewed foreign hedge demand

• Demand too from Japanese importers, maybe retail on USD dips too

• Support especially firm @162.00, ascending hourly Ichi cloud 161.88-162.06

• Ascending 200 and 100-HMAs in area too at 162.01, 161.92, respectively

• On options front, massive $1.1 bln in expiries today at 162.00 strike

• Also $2.1 bln above at 163.00 strike, $1 bln 160.94-161.00 too

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