USD/JPY slides as BoJ hawkish shift clashes with Fed dovish tilt

  • USD/JPY is down for a second straight day on renewed expectations of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) tightening. The move is driven by hawkish remarks from Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida and hotter-than-expected April PPI data, which contrast sharply with soft US inflation figures and growing speculation of Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts.