USD/JPY last trades at Y110.55, a........>

DOLLAR-YEN: USD/JPY last trades at Y110.55, a handful of pips lower on the day,

after a very tepid Asia-Pacific session for the pair. The Nikkei 225 finished

0.5% higher.

- There was some central bank speak overnight, provided by BoJ Gov Kuroda, Dep

Gov Amamiya and Board Member Kataoka. Kuroda told Japanese lawmakers that the

BoJ is unlikely to hit its price target by the end of FY2020, Amamiya's speech

centred around digital FX, while Kataoka maintained his line of dissent re:

MonPol.

- Bears keep an eye on the Feb 19 low of Y110.45, followed by the 21-DMA,

located a further 20 pips below. Conversely, bulls look to the down trendline

from Dec 14 at Y110.68, ahead of Y110.75, which represents the 100-HMA.

- Japanese focus turns to industrial output due tomorrow, as well as labour mkt

data, Tokyo CPI & Nikkei m'fing PMI due Friday. Elsewhere, BoJ's Suzuki will

speak tomorrow.