Yen is away from recent highs on the back of encouraging macroeconomic data from the United States. In favor of risk appetite, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Bullard said the central bank may keep its US program to purchase securities for the time being, given the decline of the inflation expectations. Around 7.40, the dollar gives 0.1% to 106.13 yen, more distance to a minimum of five weeks of 105.19 seen the day before yesterday, after closing at 106.32. At the same time, EUR / USD shedding 0.05% to 1.2802 (closing at 1.2807) and euro / yen to 135.92 down 0.2% after closing at 136.21.