Reuters
A gauge of global shares edged up on Thursday as it headed for its second straight quarter of solid gains, while a strong dollar kept the yen languishing near its weakest in decades amid the threat of intervention from Japanese authorities. “People are probably a little cautious about positioning ahead of PCE,” said Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute. "Once dollar/yen touches 152, I think there will probably be a sharp move upward, and that's when intervention could take place," said Takeshi Ishida, a currency strategist at Resona Holdings.