The US Dollar fell against the Japanese Yen in Asian trading below 156.70 levels.
The USD/JPY edged lower with the pair recovering slightly due to general weakness in the dollar against most of its rivals. In Japan, there are no data releases scheduled today. In the US, the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index for November (-5.0 last month) will be released (15:30 GMT).*
*The government shutdown has now concluded, but most US Government data will still be delayed. Non government US data will be released as normal.