USD/JPY bounces up and approaches 153.00 following upbeat US data

• Sticky PCE Prices Index data and an unexpected decline in Jobless Claims have provided support to the US Dollar.
• Earlier today a hawkishly-tilted Ueda had pushed the Dollar the weekly lows right below 152.
• The pair consolidates near highs with all eyes on the NFP report.

The Dollar's reversal witnessed during Thursday's Europen session has found support at the 152.00 area. The pair has returned to levels close to 153.00 supported by sticky inflation and lower Jobless Claims data.

The US PCE Prices Index has kept growing at a 2.1% yearly pace, as widely expected. The core reading, with higher relevance from the monetary perspective, has remained steady at 2.7% against expectations of a 2.6% reading.

Beyond that, US Jobless claims declined to 216K in the week of October 25, against market expectations of an increase to 230K, from the upwardly revised 228K in the previous week (227K initially reported).

In Japan, BoJ's Governour, Kazuo Ueda gave a fresh boost to the Yen earlier today. The bank kept interest rates unchanged but Ueda reiterated its commitment to normalizing monetary policy, hinting at a rate hike in December.

From a technical perspective, the pair remains moving within a horizontal range with investors awaiting Friday's NFP data.  Immediate support at 151.65. Below here, the next support is 150.60. Resistances are the previous support, at 152.77, and October's peak, at 153.85.