USD/JPY edges lower on Friday and trades around 161.60 at the time of writing after once again failing to sustain a move above the 162.00 mark. The pair is facing profit-taking as investors remain cautious over the risk of intervention by Japanese authorities to support the domestic currency.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) are trading in the red on Friday after three consecutive days of losses, testing their respective make-or-break support levels. The prevailing bearish pressure weighs on the prospects of a rebound despite potential bullish RSI divergences.
According to the latest European Central Bank (ECB) survey, one-year forward Eurozone inflation expectations are expected to cool down, but longer-term projections remain steady, Reuters reports.