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• USD/JPY steady in Asia as Japanese markets return from Golden Week holiday
• Traders remain on intervention watch after JPY again surged suddenly Wed
• Was the fourth sudden yen surge in the past week, leaving traders nervous
• Japan forex czar says IMF floating rate label does not limit currency action
• Many BOJ board members saw need to raise rates if Iran war prolongs-minutes
• U.S.-Iran peace hopes cap upside, fading Fed rate cut bets limit downside
• Resistance 156.55-60, 157.00-10, support 156.00-05, 155.50-60
• Wednesday range 155.00-157.93, Asia range 156.22-156.53
Japan has recently had some success with currency interventions:
(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)