The US Dollar is down against the Japanese Yen in the European trading session, trading below 149.60 levels.
The USD/JPY currency pair is retreating in the European session following safe - haven demand for the Yen and a slightly lower than expected unemployment rate from Japan pointing to future interest rises by the BoJ. In Japan, Q1 Tankan Large Manufacturers Index (12 exp) will be released (00:50 GMT+1). In the US, ISM Manufacturing PMI for March (49.6 exp), JOLTS Job Openings for February (7.730 mln exp) will be released (15:00 GMT+1).