USD/JPY grinds slowly higher - FXStreet

FXStreet (Łódź) - FXStreet Chief Analyst Valeria Bednarik notes that the USD/JPY is climbing on Wednesday, boosted by the positive US jobless claims numbers and the advance in US stocks.

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"Nevertheless, the hourly chart shows 100 and 200 SMAs converging in the 102.50 price zone, offering immediate resistance, while indicators support the upside as per bouncing from their midlines."

"In the 4 hours chart indicators advance some but remain below their midlines, with price action supporting some upward continuation, firmer with a break above mentioned resistance zone."