USD/JPY is currently positioned around 159.80 on Tuesday, June 9, having surpassed that resistance level with renewed bullish momentum as the pair advances toward the significant ¥160 threshold that has consistently constrained it throughout 2026. The dollar-yen pair has identified support at a short-term ascending trendline and remains positioned above its 50-period EMA, which reinforces … Read more
USD/JPY has reached a critical level on its chart. The pair ascended to the significant 160 resistance on Monday, marking its peak since April 30 and approximately 3.40% above its May low, as a revitalised US dollar surged against the yen in the wake of Friday’s impressive jobs report. The number 160 is not merely … Read more
USD/JPY is firmly positioned at a critical threshold on the board. The pair sits at 159.93, positioned directly against the 160.00 threshold that Japanese authorities have established as the boundary for acceptable yen depreciation, ensnared in a three-way standoff. A robust U.S. employment report revealing 172,000 jobs, coupled with a 10-year yield at 4.54% and … Read more
The dollar-yen is ascending once again into a precarious position. USD/JPY is trading near 159.25, gradually moving higher toward the 160 level, which has established itself as the market’s critical threshold — the price at which the Bank of Japan has consistently intervened to support its currency. Just weeks ago, in late April, the pair … Read more
The yen is steadily approaching a critical threshold. USD/JPY traded at 159.85 on June 3, reflecting a slight decline of 0.03% during the session, yet approaching the significant threshold of 160 per dollar. This level has historically prompted official intervention from Japan and is once again eliciting cautionary signals from Tokyo. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama … Read more
USD/JPY is positioned in a highly charged standoff within the foreign exchange market, poised right at the point of potential movement. The pair trades near 159.45 on June 2, showing a slight increase during the session but remaining just below the 160.00 level that Japanese authorities have consistently defended — a 21-month high of 160.73 … Read more
USD/JPY enters June in a standoff with the Bank of Japan, and currently, the speculators are holding the upper hand. The pair is trading around 159.50, moving upward as the yen generally lags, and it’s approaching the 160 mark that raised intervention alerts just a month prior. The scenario unfolds like a classic Western tale: … Read more
The USD/JPY pair is well within reach of the politically sensitive 160.00 handle that has frequently attracted the attention of Japanese authorities as it enters the last day of May, trading near 159.20 and at one point reaching a nearly four-week high above 159.50. The recent increase occurs notwithstanding two rounds of suspected intervention by … Read more
The USD/JPY exchange rate was approximately 159.50, maintaining its position near one-month highs and approaching the significant 160.00 threshold, which Japanese officials consider the boundary for acceptable yen depreciation. The pair has been steadily advancing for multiple sessions, reaching new one-month highs in the range of 159.45 to 159.65 as the yen finds it challenging … Read more
USD/JPY is trading at 159.36 on Wednesday, May 27, marking its weakest yen level since late April and approaching the critical 160 intervention threshold that led to Tokyo’s reported yen-buying intervention operations during the late-April and early-May currency stress phase. The current spot price indicates a 0.29% increase from the previous session’s close of 158.99, … Read more