• USD/JPY, JPY crosses off highs but still relatively bid in Asia
• Surge in crude oil prices, concerns over supply weigh on JPY
• No end in sight to Israel-Iran tensions, market awaiting fresh news
• Market also awaiting fresh word on US tariffs from G7, on central banks
• BOJ and Fed both seen on hold this week but yields in flux
• USD/JPY holding above 143.37-144.13 hourly Ichi cloud, Asia 143.90-144.74
• Also mostly above 100-HMA at 144.29, 200-HMA 144.10, below, in cloud
• 144.83-145.59 daily Ichimoku cloud still caps, Japanese exporter offers too
• Massive $7.4 bln 145.00 option expiries, related sales up top too
• EUR/JPY backs off from early 166.88 EBS high, low 166.43
• GBP/JPY 194.96-196.05, on hold near recent highs
• AUD/JPY less bid, 93.19-88, range May 23-June 11 91.60-94.74
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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)