• Short-covering ahead of Tokyo's long weekend behind USD/JPY bounce

• From a fresh low of year at 149.29 earlier, USD/JPY to 150.45

• More retracements higher not ruled out but overall bias to remain down

• Central bank expectations playing a large part, higher JGB yields as result

• Some resistance noted above descending hourly Ichimoku kijun at 150.14

• Also descending 55-HMA 150.90 above, 100-HMA 151.27, Ichi cloud 151.32-45

• Related , for more click on [FXBUZ]

USD/JPY hourly:

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