By Ankur Banerjee

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was steady on Friday, poised to eke out a small weekly gain against major rivals as investors braced for delayed inflation data that is unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates next week.

The Japanese yen was flat at 152.58 per U.S. dollar after weakening in the previous session as data showed Japan’s core consumer prices stayed above the central bank’s 2% target, keeping alive expectations of a near-term rate hike.

Beyond central bank meetings in Japan and the U.S. next week, investor focus is also on the looming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, leaving the currency market fairly subdued on the day.

The Trump-Xi meeting next week in South Korea has spurred some

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