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DOLLAR-YEN: USD/JPY oscillates around unchanged levels as both sides of the pair

struggle against their G10 peers, as Asia starts the week with a firmer risk

appetite. U.S. equity index futures have reopened on the front foot and continue

to operate in the green, following Friday's release of upbeat U.S. jobs data.

- The FT cited an interview with Tokyo Gov Koike, who said that the precondition

for holding the Olympics next year is an international agreement on travel and

quarantine, so that "the people of the world can come".

- The Nikkei reported that Japanese & UK Trade Mins will holds talks on a

post-Brexit bilateral trade pact on Tuesday, via a video call.

- USD/JPY deals at Y109.58, almost unch. Bulls look for a rally above the

Y110.00 mark before setting their sights on Y110.36, the 76.4% retracement of

the Mar 24 - May 6 decline. Bears would be pleased by a drop through Jun 4 low

of Y108.61, towards May 19 high of Y108.09, a former breakout level.

- Today's data dump out of Japan includes quarterly GDP, monthly BoP data & Eco

Watchers Survey. Later in the week, focus turns to Tuesday's earnings data and

Thursday's core machine orders.