US Dollar slips against the Japanese Yen before the Bank of Japan raises rates

USD/JPY trades near 156.00 after a session high at 156.32 and a low at 155.34, which leaves it three Yen above the September 8 low and four below the September 2 high. The Bank of Japan announces at 02:45 GMT on Friday and a quarter-point increase to 1.25% is priced at 100%.