FOREX-Yen jumps on BOJ hike bets, dollar slips on Waller comments

The yen jumped by 2 against the US dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan interest rate hike while analysts pointed to BOJ data showing no official intervention behind the currencys strong gains on Wednesday The dollar meanwhile added to losses after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said that if upcoming data confirms that inflation pressures are cooling off he is inclined to argue in favor of keeping interest rates steady at the US central banks next policy meeting