• Off 0.05% after closing -0.6% as yield spreads tightened, with the USD +0.4%

• Japan election is expected to be close - perhaps a coalition and uncertainty

• Bank of Japan Gov Kazuo Ueda remains cautious on US markets and Japan rates

• Tokyo CPI, services PMI, then revised leading indicators lead data risk

• Today's Japanese data will be interesting but unlikely to move USD/JPY

• Charts; 5, 10 & 21-day moving averages climb, mixed daily momentum studies

• The sustained break of the Ichimoku cloud top this week is positive

• The bullish setup targets a break of 153.41, 0.618% Fibo of July-Sept fall

• 151.01 Tenkan line and the 150.67 cloud top are first supports

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