USD/JPY testing 150.40, unmoved after Tokyo CPI data beat

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• The USD/JPY is trading into the high side above the 150.00 handle as markets dare the BoJ to intervene.
• Japanese Tokyo CPI inflation beat the street, coming in at 2.7% vs 2.5% expected.
• Friday to close out the week with US PCE Index figures.

The USD/JPY is trading into 150.40 with markets largely unfazed by the Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data beat.