Yen tilted higher in Asian trade against the greenback away from three-week lows, following earlier data from Japan and ahead of US data and speeches by several Fed governors later today.
As of 06:43 GMT, USD/JPY shed 0.06% to 113.50, with an intraday low at 113.44, and a high at 113.85.
Earlier Japanese data showed capital spending rose 4.5% y/y, slowing down sharply from 12.8% in the second quarter, while the manufacturing PMI slipped to 52.2 from 52.9 in October.
Now markets await an interview by Federal Reserve Governor Richard Clarida conducted by Bloomberg TV & Radio, while Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles is scheduled to speak about the economic outlook and monetary policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York.
Both Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams and Fed Governor Lael Brainard are due to speak at The Evolving Structure of the US Treasury Market conference, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
US ISM manufacturing PMI is expected to slip to 57.5 from 57.7, while manufacturing prices are estimated to have slipped to 70.1 from 71.6, as construction spending is expected with a 0.4% increase.