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USD/JPY exhibits strength near four-month high around 151.00 ahead of US NFP data

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USD/JPY exhibits strength near four-month high around 151.00 ahead of US NFP data

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2025.08.01 19:14

USD/JPY exhibits strength near four-month high around 151.00 ahead of US NFP data

2025.08.01 19:14

USD/JPY holds onto gains near a fresh four-month high around 151.00 as the US Dollar trades firmly.
Fed Powell signals no rush for interest rate cuts.
The BoJ kept the door open for more interest rate hikes.

The USD/JPY pair trades firmly near a fresh four-month high around 151.00 during Friday's European session posted earlier in the day. The pair exhibits strength as the US Dollar (USD) extends its upside, with traders trimming bets supporting interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in the September policy meeting.

During European trading hours, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against six major currencies, posts a fresh two-month high near 100.20.

US Dollar PRICE Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.

	USD	EUR	GBP	JPY	CAD	AUD	NZD	CHF
USD		0.10%	0.34%	-0.20%	0.19%	0.12%	0.64%	0.42%
EUR	-0.10%		0.34%	-0.29%	0.16%	0.15%	0.40%	0.38%
GBP	-0.34%	-0.34%		-0.57%	-0.18%	-0.19%	0.26%	0.06%
JPY	0.20%	0.29%	0.57%		0.38%	0.33%	0.72%	0.62%
CAD	-0.19%	-0.16%	0.18%	-0.38%		-0.10%	0.45%	0.24%
AUD	-0.12%	-0.15%	0.19%	-0.33%	0.10%		0.46%	0.37%
NZD	-0.64%	-0.40%	-0.26%	-0.72%	-0.45%	-0.46%		-0.10%
CHF	-0.42%	-0.38%	-0.06%	-0.62%	-0.24%	-0.37%	0.10%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

According to the CME FedWatch tool, the probability for the Fed to cut interest rates in the September meeting has diminished to 39.2% from 58.4% seen a week ago.

Traders pare Fed dovish bets as Chairman Jerome Powell signaled no rush for interest rate cuts in his press conference on Wednesday, warning that "tariffs have started showing up in consumer prices".

Additionally, upbeat Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and June's hot Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index inflation (PCE) data have also forced traders to trim interest rate cut bets.

Going forward, investors will focus on the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for July, which will be published at 12:30 GMT.

Meanwhile, the Japanese Yen (JPY) gains ground as Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda has kept the door open for more interest rate hikes. "Will continue to raise policy rate if the economy, prices move in line with forecast, in accordance with improvements in economy, prices," Ueda said in the press conference on Thursday.

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Fed Interest Rate Decision

The Federal Reserve (Fed) deliberates on monetary policy and makes a decision on interest rates at eight pre-scheduled meetings per year. It has two mandates: to keep inflation at 2%, and to maintain full employment. Its main tool for achieving this is by setting interest rates - both at which it lends to banks and banks lend to each other. If it decides to hike rates, the US Dollar (USD) tends to strengthen as it attracts more foreign capital inflows. If it cuts rates, it tends to weaken the USD as capital drains out to countries offering higher returns. If rates are left unchanged, attention turns to the tone of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement, and whether it is hawkish (expectant of higher future interest rates), or dovish (expectant of lower future rates).

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