The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against its American counterpart for the third successive day on Friday, marking the fifth day of a positive move in the previous six, and climbs to a nearly three-week high during the Asian session. Speculations that Japan's financial authorities intervened again on Thursday, for the second time this week, with an intention to prop up the domestic currency, turn out to be a key factor lending support to the JPY. This, along with the post-FOMC US Dollar (USD) selling bias, is seen exerting downward pressure on the USD/JPY pair.
That said, growing acceptance that the wide gap in interest rates between Japan and the United States (US) might cap gains for the JPY. Apart from this, the prevalent risk-on mood – as depicted by a generally positive tone around the equity markets – might hold back traders from placing aggressive bullish bets around the safe-haven JPY and help limit losses for the USD/JPY pair. Investors might also prefer to move to the sidelines ahead of the release of the closely-watched US monthly employment details – popularly known as the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report later today.
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