• The Japanese Yen strengthens against the USD, though it lacks bullish conviction amid BoJ uncertainty.
• The upbeat market mood and elevated US bond yield might contribute to capping the lower-yielding JPY.
• Traders look at Thursday's US macro data and the Fed speaks ahead of Japan’s National CPI on Friday.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges higher against its American counterpart during the Asian session on Thursday and drags the USD/JPY pair away from the weekly top touched the previous day. Any meaningful JPY appreciation, however, seems elusive in the wake of the uncertainty tied to the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) pace and the timing of further interest rate hikes. Adding to this, a generally positive risk tone should contribute to capping gains for the safe-haven JPY.

Meanwhile, expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may slow its path of rate cuts, amid concerns that US President-elect Trump's proposed policies could reignite inflation, remain supportive of elevated US Treasury bond yields. This assists the US Dollar (USD) to stand firm near the year-to-date peak and should limit losses for the USD/JPY pair. Traders might also opt to wait for the release of Japan's National Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday.