• USD bid across the board overnight, USD/JPY to 157.66 EBS, haven flows?

• USD demand could be related to Anthropic AI filing, Wall Street rises

• Asia so far 157.46-60, to middle of 156.14-158.44 daily Ichimoku cloud

• 200 and 100-DMAs above cloud at 158.54 and 159.29, respectively

• Spot back above hourly Ichi cloud, 100-HMA at 157.35, 200-HMA 157.72 above

• Massive option expiries in area today to help contain spot again?

• 157.00 $1 bln, 157.50 $884 mln, 157.75-85 $3.2 bln, 158.00 $1.5 bln

• JGB-US Treasury rate differentials little changed, down from recent highs

• Markets obviously concerned over central bank announcements this week

• Hawkish hold likely from BOJ, Fed hold but hawkish? ECB seen standing pat

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