USD/JPY Bearish Watch Past 158.163

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USD/JPY News And Catalyst Brief The catalyst mix is narrower than it first looks around inflation and central-bank policy. USD/JPY has a softer news bias because weaker dollar expectations or yen-supportive headlines reduce the quality of an upside continuation, with inflation data and central-bank expectations in focus. This improves the context, but follow-through still depends on price holding the relevant support or resistance area. Eurozone cpi estimate (y/y) jul f: 2.9% (est 2.9%; prev 2.9%) – cpi core (y/y): 2.5% (est 2.5%; prev 2.5%) – cpi (m/m): 0.2% (est 0.2%; prev 0.2%) – cpi (y/y): 2.9% (est 2.9%; prev 2.9%). Eurozone core cpi yoy final actual 2.5% (forecast 2.5%, previous...