159.415
Today
-0.04%
5 Days
+0.64%
1 Month
-1.85%
6 Months
+4.45%
Year to Date
+1.73%
1 Year
+8.18%
Opening Price
159.461Previous Closing Price
159.478The USD/JPY pair loses traction to near 159.45 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. Softer US inflation reports and fears of currency intervention weigh on the US Dollar (USD) against the Japanese Yen (JPY).
The Dollar changes hands at 159.50 against the Yen on Thursday, a fraction higher on the session inside a range of barely 55 pips.
USD/JPY is trading sideways on Thursday, hovering in the mid-159.00s and holding within its recent range. It is more of the same for the pair, which continues to move in consolidation as opposing forces cancel each other out.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) struggles to gain traction against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, even as the Greenback weakens modestly following softer-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI) data. The Yen strengthened immediately after the release, briefly pushing USD/JPY toward 159.
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights USD/JPY trading just below 160.00 as Japan’s government signals support for faster Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hikes, reinforcing narrowing US–Japan differentials and a lower USD/JPY case.
The US Dollar (USD) remains practically flat against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Thursday, as fading hopes of a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike in September have undermined speculative demand for the Greenback.
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As long as 159.21 is support, look for 160.01
below 159.21, expect 158.92 and 158.74.
As long as 159.21 is support, look for 160.01
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