Investing.com - The yen was slightly stronger in early Asia on Friday ahead of data on producer prices.
USD / JPY changed hands at 107.04, down 0.05%, while the AUD / USD was trading at 0.7434, up 0.05%.
In Japan, May PPI data is due to a fall of 4.2% seen year after year and month to month increase of 0.1% expected.
The US dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, has been summoned to 94.10.
Overnight, the dollar pushed higher against major currencies on Thursday, pulling further away from a five-week trough after the release of upbeat data on jobless claims in the United States boosted optimism about the strength of the economy.
The Department of Labor He said the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance in the week ending June 4, 4000 decreased to 264,000 from the previous week total of 268,000, which was revised up from an initial reading of 267,000.
Analysts had expected jobless claims increased by 3,000 last week 270.000.
The greenback weakened earlier this week, as markets pushed back expectations on the timing of the next rate hike by the US central bank after the dismal labor report on Friday May, which showed that the rate of slower job growth since September 2010.
A speech by Fed Chairman Janet Yellen said on Monday that interest rates will not rise until the uncertainty about the economic outlook is resolved.
The Fed raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in December.
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