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• Seems position adjustments taking place ahead of tonight's US jobs report
• USD/JPY from 162.58 early high to 162.37 EBS, into 162.28-55 hourly cloud
• Tracking away from 162.84 record high Tuesday, 162.77 high yesterday
• Towards 162.30 retracement low yesterday
• Should yen short-covering continue into London, US, more downside possible
• Support below ascending hourly Ichi cloud at ascending 100-HMA at 162.17
• More support/bids eyed around 162.00, then ascending 200-HMA at 161.91
• Market nervous over possible Japan FX intervention post-US jobs report
• In thin conditions, talk FX action could continue into Friday's US holiday
• Related comment , also ,
• On possible Japan FX action , for more click on [FXBUZ]
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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)