USD/JPY consolidates gains above 114.00, eyes on US T-bond yields

• USD/JPY is fluctuating in a tight range above 114.00 on Monday.
• 10-year US T-bond yield is up more than 1%.
• Wall Street's main indexes look to open in the negative territory.

Following last week's impressive rally, the USD/JPY pair stays relatively quiet on Monday and stays in a consolidation phase below the multi-year high it set at 114.47 on Friday. As of writing, the pair was up 0.1% on the day at 114.32.

Rising US Treasury bond yields continue to fuel USD/JPY's upside. The benchmark 10-year US T-bond yield, which gained nearly 4% on Friday, is currently up 1.8% on a daily basis at 1.602%. 

However, the cautious market mood is helping the safe-haven JPY stay resilient against its rivals and limiting USD/JPY's downside. Reflecting the souring sentiment, Wall Street's main indexes remain on track to open in the negative territory with US stock index futures losing between 0.2% and 0.3%.

The only data featured in the US economic docket will be September Industrial Production data. Nevertheless, investors are likely to ignore this report and remain focused on the US T-bond yields. Currently, the US Dollar Index is posting modest daily gains at 94.05.

USD/JPY near-term outlook

UOB Group analysts think that the pair could target 114.55 as long as it stays above the strong support level that is located at 113.00.

USD/JPY: Further strength remains in the pipeline – UOB.

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