USD/JPY Technical Analysis- Prices launched a sharp recovery following the BOJ monetary policy announcement, with buyers testing the 50% Fibonacci retracement at 95.49. A break above that aims for the 61.8% level at 96.18 and the underside of a formerly broken rising trend line at 96.41.

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