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• USD/JPY to remain supported on dips amid Fed rate outlook, risk rally
• Closed unchanged Tue in choppy trading after recovering from sharp 0.6% drop
• Fell on Iran peace deal optimism but buyers returned on Trump comments
• Tehran says ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eased military pressure
• Trump says peace deal would come after US midterm elections, threatens Iran
• Hawkish Fed comments, Japan fiscal concerns offset intervention fears
• Tokyo intervention resolve will continue to be tested; Japanese holiday Wed
• Support 157.00, 156.50-60, resistance 158.00-10, 158.60-65
• Tuesday range 156.82-157.77, Asia 157.42-157.55
Inflation gauges:
(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)