• USD/JPY in stasis, 159.11-39 EBS, between 200/100-DMAs at 158.40/159.99

• Finds support on early swoon at 159.10/11 100/200-HMAs, 159.08-18 Ichi cloud

• Option expiries also supportive? Between 158.40-159.00 total $1.6 bln

• EUR/JPY heavy, 185.52-63 EBS but above 184.91-185.26 daily Ichi cloud

• 100-DMA 185.15 in cloud, at base of 185.50-74 hourly cloud, 100-HMA 185.44

• E710 mln inn option expiries today at 185.00 strike, likely supportive too

• GBP/JPY off and into 215.36-216.94 daily Ichimoku cloud, Asia 216.21-60

• Testing support around still ascending 200-HMA at 216.37

• CHF/JPY heavy too, 197.49-96, pivoting around its 197.70 ascending 200-HMA

• NZD/JPY in bounce after fall to 94.51 yesterday, Asia 94.52 to 94.87

• Back to 100-HMA at 94.86, towards hourly cloud, just a line at 94.94

• AUD/JPY continuing grind higher, 114.08-49, closer to 114.66 peak July 27

• Hawkish shift in RBA expectations seen raising carry interest

• Hawkish BOJ DepGov Himino-speak affirm expectations of BOJ September hike

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