Japanese Yen remains firm against US Dollar amid hawkish BoJ bets, US PPI data eyed

The Japanese Yen (JPY) holds onto an over-a-week-long upside run against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday. As of writing, the USD/JPY pair trades marginally lower to near 153.45 and is close to its over six-month low at 152.89 posted on Wednesday.