The yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan signalled it was in no rush to raise interest rates again after keeping them steady at 0.25% as widely expected. The dollar rose 1.2% to 144.32 yen,

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The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) following the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Friday. Traders are now focusing on the Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy decision later in the day, with expectations of keeping its short-term interest rate target between 0.15% and 0.25%.