USD/JPY rebounds from three-week trough

USD/JPY tilted higher in Asian trade off January 29 lows, amid a lack of data from Japan and ahead of US data and speeches by Fed officials. 

As of 07:07 GMT, USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 105.89, with an intraday high at 105.91. 

From the US, the Philly manufacturing index is expected down to 20.3 from 26.5 in January. 

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard is due to speak at a climate finance online summit hosted by the Institute for International Finance.

US import prices are expected up 1% in January, compared to a 0.9% increase in December, while unemployment claims are estimated down 18 thousand to 775 thousand.

US building permits are expected down to 1.67 million from 1.7 million, while housing starts are expected down to 1.66 million from 1.67 million in December. 

The Federal Reserve will release minutes of the January 26-27 meeting, at which policymakers voted to maintain rates at record lows near zero and the bonds purchases program unchanged at $80 billion a month.