USD/JPY tilted lower in Asian trade off September 14 highs amid a lack of data from Japan and and ahead of some US data later today. 

As of 07:18 GMT, USD/JPY fell 0.20% to 105.24, with an intraday low at 105.19. 

From the US, retail sales are expected up 0.7% in September, compared to 0.6% in August, while core sales are expected up 0.4%. 

US industrial production is expected to have risen 0.6% in September, while the capacity utilization rate is expected up to 72.1% from 71.4%. 

The University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey is expected down slightly to 80.2 from 80.4 in September. 

The World Health Organization has reported nearly 38.5 million global cases of Covid 19 so far, with the death toll approaching 1.09 million.

Euro rose in European trade against dollar off two-week lows while still heading for a weekly loss as investors shun riskier currencies. 

EUR/USD rose 0.1% to 1.1720, after closing down 0.3% yesterday, marking two-week lows at 1.1688.

The common currency is now over 0.9% down this week against dollar, on track for the first weekly loss in three, and the second worst in the last month. 

Haven demand rose on dollar again as hopes for US stimulus faded before elections, while a second coronavirus wave takes hold in Europe and the US. 

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin almost ruled out expanding stimulus before elections due to disagreement with Democrats on priorities. 

Governments in Europe have taken new restrictions to arrest the spread of Covid, threatening recent economic recovery. 

Corn prices rose on Thursday, shrugging off strong US dollar, thanks to the recovery of US exports.

This came in tandem with China's strong demand for US agricultural goods, and dry weather in Brazil.

Analysts see that the delayed harvest of agricultural crops and the damage that occurred on them in both Argentina and Brazil during 2020 must be taken into account.

The US Department of Agriculture stated that private US exporters sold 420,000 tonnes of corn to China so far during the 2020/2021 season.

South Korea announced buying around 60,000 tonnes of corn from Brazil in an international tender on Thursday.

The dollar index rose against a basket of currencies by 0.5% to 93.8 points as of 22:16 GMT, after it hit a high of 93.9 and a low of 93.3.

Corn December futures rose 1.8% to close at $4.03 a bushel, after hitting today's high at $4.04 and the low at $3.93.

US stock indices fell on Thursday, for the third straight day, but these losses were trimmed after President Donald Trump's statements.

Data showed that the initial unemployment claims rose to 898K last week, worse than forecasts of 810K, vs. 845K last week.

The administration of President Donald Trump administration proposed to the Congress a $1.8 trillion fiscal stimulus package.

This came despite Trump's decision last week to stop the second Covid-19 stimulus talks between Republicans and Democrats in Congress until after the presidential election in November.

To the oil market, WTI crude November futures at Nymex fell by 0.2% or 8 cents, to close at $40.96 a barrel, after hitting a high of $41.2 and a low of $39.2.

Brent December futures fell 0.4% or 16 cents, to $43.16 a barrel, with a high of $43.4 and a low of $41.5.

As for stocks, Dow Jones fell 0.1% or 20 points to close at 28,494, after it hit a day high 28,535 and a low 28,181.

Nasdaq fell 0.4% or 55 points to 11,714 points, with a high of 11,740 and a low of 11,559.

S&P 500 fell 0.1% or 5 points to 3,483, with a high of 3,489 and a low of 3,440.