The US releases jobs data for October today. Consensus is centred on a slowdown in nonfarm payrolls to 100k and unemployment unchanged at 4.1%, ING’s call is in line with consensus at 100k, although analysts see unemployment ticking higher to 4.2%.

The job report showed just 12 000 jobs created in October, with severe hurricanes and a major strike causing the data to come in well below the median economist forecast of 100 000.

Stefan Angrick, associate director and senior economist at Moody's Analytics, described the tone of the BOJ's Outlook Report as being "moderately" hawkish.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) retraces some of its recent gains following the release of the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) by Jibun Bank and S&P Global on Friday.

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The USD/JPY pair softens to around 151.95 during the Asian trading hours on Friday.

AUD/JPY retraces its recent gains from the previous session, trading around 100.50 during Thursday's Asian hours.

The Bank of Japan kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected, warning of "high uncertainties surrounding Japan's economic activity and prices." The decision comes amid market uncertainty ahead of U.S. presidential elections on November 5 and following Japanese polls on Sunday that was the worst outcome…

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged on Thursday at 0.25%, as widely expected.

As expected, the Bank of Japan left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25% at the end of its meeting this morning.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that the central bank will keep adjusting the degree of easing if the economic and price outlook is to be realized.

The EUR/JPY cross attracts some sellers to near 165.85 during the Asian session on Thursday.

The EUR/JPY pair recovers some of its intraday losses in the European trading hours on Thursday.

The UK budget update largely conformed to expectations. The government will raise taxes and borrowing significantly but will also spend heavily on priority projects, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.

The US Dollar is on the back foot on Thursday, with investors bracing for the release of October’s PCE Prices Index data.

Gold price (XAU/USD) is seen oscillating in a narrow range during the Asian session on Thursday and consolidating its recent strong gains to a record high.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends its consolidative price move against its American counterpart on Thursday and remains close to a three-month low touched earlier this week.

The USD/CAD pair attracts fresh buying on Thursday and for now, seems to have stalled its corrective pullback from the 1.3940 area, or the highest level since August 5 touched the previous day.

The USD/CHF pair drifts lower to around 0.8655 during the early European session on Thursday.

The Dollar has extended its pullback against a somewhat stronger Yen on Thursday as the Bank of Japan Governour, Kazuo Ueda hinted at a further interest rate hike “if conditions are met”.

The Dollar Index (DXY) has softened a little this week – largely in response to overseas events.

TOKYO/LONDON :The yen firmed on Thursday after the Bank of Japan took a less dovish tone than expected while the U.S. dollar ticked lower ahead of jobs data later this week and the U.S. presidential election next week. The dollar was last down 0.6 per cent on the Japanese currency at 152.360 yen as the BOJ