GBP/JPY trades slightly lower on Friday, hovering around 200.75 at the time of writing, and remains on track for its second consecutive weekly loss. The pair has stabilized after sharp mid-week selling that drove prices to a one-month low, filling the bullish gap from October 6.
USD/JPY is softening as lower U.S. yields and a developing descending triangle pattern tilt risks toward further downside. Pair was last at 153.48 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
EUR/USD may have carved out a key low, but weak Chinese trade data and uncertainty over the US labor backdrop limit confidence in a sustained rebound, ING's FX analyst Chris Turner notes.