USD/JPY Extends Gains Ahead of Data

USD/JPY is trading at 102.92, up 1.09. The pair has extended the session gains as overseas forex traders wind down trading for the day. Market talk about money flows and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. Chatter about Japanese economic data due out this evening is starting to show up. Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry is scheduled to release industrial production data at 7:50 p.m. ET. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) monthly reports on housing starts and construction orders are due out at 1:00 a.m. ET.