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The USD/JPY is set to end the week with losses of 0.18% after a worse-than-expected employment report in the United States (US) opened the gates for safe-haven demand, pushing the Japanese Yen higher.

Created : 2025.08.02 06:19

Last updated : 2025.08.02

For a number of hours leading to the softer than expected US July labour report, USD/JPY was back to trading above the 150.00 level for the first time since early April, Rabobank's FX analyst Jane Foley reports.

Created : 2025.08.02 02:18

Last updated : 2025.08.02

USD/JPY turned south in the early American session on Friday as markets reacted to the July employment data from the US. At the time of press, the pair was trading at 148.80 losing 1.3% on a daily basis.

Created : 2025.08.01 21:56

Last updated : 2025.08.01

The Japanese Yen (JPY) is up a modest 0.2% against the US Dollar (USD) but outperforming all of the G10 currencies in classic risk off trade, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report.

Created : 2025.08.01 21:16

Last updated : 2025.08.01

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.

Created : 2025.08.01 19:13

Last updated : 2025.08.01

USD/JPY has confirmed a bullish breakout, reclaiming the 200-day moving average and signaling renewed upward momentum. With key support at 147.50 holding firm, the pair now sets its sights on the March high at 151.20 and further upside toward 153.10, Société Générale's FX analysts note.

Created : 2025.08.01 19:12

Last updated : 2025.08.01

The Japanese Yen (JPY) touches a fresh four-month low against its American counterpart during the Asian session on Friday and seems vulnerable to weaken further.

Created : 2025.08.01 11:49

Last updated : 2025.08.01

The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens for the sixth consecutive day against the US Dollar with the USD/JPY pair surging to its highest level in over four months after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its short-term interest rate steady at 0.50% for a fourth consecutive meeting, as widely expected, but the acco

Created : 2025.08.01 04:21

Last updated : 2025.08.01

For a brief period this morning, market commentators mused that the BoJ could announce the next rate hike of the cycle as soon as October. That conclusion was drawn from what appeared to be a slightly more hawkish then expected outcome to today's BoJ policy meeting.

Created : 2025.07.31 21:41

Last updated : 2025.07.31

US Dollar (USD) view remains positive; the focus now is at 150.00, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.

Created : 2025.07.31 19:50

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The US Dollar keeps marching higher against a vulnerable Japanese Yen on Thursday as the Bank of Japan's Governour, Kazuo Ueda, cooled hopes of immediate rate hikes, following the bank's monetary policy decision.The BoJ maintained its key interest rate at 0.5%, as widely expected, and Ueda reiterate

Created : 2025.07.31 19:19

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakened after BoJ Governor Ueda struck a dovish tone, signaling patience in policy normalization and suggesting officials are comfortable with the currency's current softness, even as global markets brace for a potential USD/JPY retest of March highs, TDS' Macro Strategist Al

Created : 2025.07.31 18:56

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The Bank of Japan also left interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meeting, which ended early this morning, Commerzbank's FX analyst Volkmar Baur notes.

Created : 2025.07.31 18:45

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% but delivered a hawkish surprise by sharply upgrading its FY2025 inflation forecast to 2.7%.

Created : 2025.07.31 18:35

Last updated : 2025.07.31

USD/JPY built on momentum to trade higher. Another round of rebound in USD, following market disappointment with Fed outcome was the latest trigger to fuel the upmove. Pair was last at 149.66, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.

Created : 2025.07.31 17:51

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The EUR/JPY pair attracts significant bids around 169.70 and recovers to near 170.80 on Thursday. The cross snaps three-day losing streak as the Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left interest rates steady at 0.5%, as expected.

Created : 2025.07.31 16:47

Last updated : 2025.07.31

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo is addressing a press conference on Thursday, explaining the central bank's decision to maintain the interest rate at 0.5% for the fourth consecutive meeting.

Created : 2025.07.31 15:35

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges higher against a softer US Dollar (USD) during the Asian session on Thursday and recovers a part of the previous day's slide to its lowest level since early April.

Created : 2025.07.31 11:26

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold the short-term interest rate at 0.5% following the conclusion of its two-day July monetary policy review on Thursday.

Created : 2025.07.31 08:00

Last updated : 2025.07.31

The USD/JPY rallies over 0.60% after the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged and as Fed Chair Jerome Powell, turned slightly hawkish and muted for a September rate cut. The pair trades at 149.38, refreshing three-month highs.

Created : 2025.07.31 04:59

Last updated : 2025.07.31