• Dollar attempts bounce into Easter weekend

• USD/JPY has rebounded from Asia's 141.62 low, lowest level since Sept 2024

• Recovery as hit 142.89 so far, on the EBS, in London trading

• There is considerable downside risk , 14-day momentum negative

• EUR/JPY is at risk of bucking its usual positive April trend

• Tokyo's negotiator: exchange rates not part of talks

• The yen is the wrong gambit in any US-Japan trade row

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(Martin Miller is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)