By Robert Fullem — Jan 02 - 01:48 PM
• USD/JPY settles near 157.85 day's high amid dollar gains, oil surge
• The dollar index posted a new 2-year high in thin markets
• Trsy yields are largely unchanged after upbeat US jobless claims data
• USD/JPY congestion between 157.80 and the 158.09 Dec. high halts advance
• Weekly cloud top at 155.62 buoys beneath 156.81 9-day EMA, 156.44 day's low
• GBP/JPY is sharply lower after UK PMI, slides below 200-DMA and 21-DMA
• US ISM data slated for Friday
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(Robert Fullem is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)
Source:
London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters