Dollar tilted higher in American trade off December 6 lows against yen for the third session out of four, amid a lack of data from Japan and ahead of US employment data later today.
As of 05:46 GMT, USD/JPY rose 0.15% to 113.46, with an intraday high at 113.5, and a low at 113.21.
Now investors await US unemployment claims data for the week ending December 8, expected with a 5 thousand drop to 226 thousand, while continuing claims are estimated with an increase of 19 thousand in the week ending December 1 to 1.650 million.
US import prices are expected with a 1% monthly drop in November, compared to a 0.5% increase before, while expected to increase 1.3% y/y, down from 3.5%.