The most active trading sessions for the USD/JPY take place in Tokyo, London and New York. Day traders look mostly to the London and New York sessions but those trading wishing to trade on the Asian markets can do so between 2400 GMT - 0900 GMT.
USD/JPY has traditionally been the most politically sensitive currency pair, with successive U.S. governments using the exchange rate as a lever in trade negotiations with Japan. For day-to-day trading, the most significant feature of USD/JPY is the heavy influence exerted by Japanese institutional investors and asset managers.
The USD/JPY has recently dipped below 101.00. Read the Daily Forex USD to Japanese Yen forecast and get access to the most up-to-date statistics, analyses and economic events regarding the USD/JPY.
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As of this writing the USD/JPY is trading near the 132.100 ratio with typical fast price action occurring.
USD/JPY got a boost from the hawkish FOMC minutes, as policymakers confirmed room for further tightening later this year.
In most of last week's trading, the price of the USD/JPY currency pair was in an upward retracement path.
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The USD/JPY exchange rate pulled back sharply after the latest American non-farm payroll (NFP) data.
The USD/JPY rallied again during the trading session on Thursday as the ADP numbers came out much hotter than anticipated.
For the second day in a row, the bulls are moving at the USD/JPY exchange rate, with strong gains that reached the 132.70 resistance level.
The USD/JPY bounced a bit during the trading session on Wednesday, as we continue to see the market trying to defend the ¥130 level.
Amidst a sudden rebound in the exchange rate of the US dollar against the rest of the other major currencies, the USD/JPY currency pair had the opportunity to bounce back to the top.
The US dollar has initially fallen a bit during the trading session on test the ¥130 level, and even break down below there slightly.
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For three consecutive trading sessions, the USD/JPY exchange rate has moved in a downward retracement path, with losses.
The USD/JPY drifted a little bit lower during the trading session on Monday, to reach the lows of that massive candlestick from the Bank of Japan surprise.
In the last two trading sessions for the year 2022, the price of the US dollar currency pair against the Japanese yen, USD/JPY, was subjected to strong selling operations.
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The USD/JPY rallied a bit during the session on Wednesday to break above the ¥134 level.
Amid careful monitoring of the future of the Bank of Japan's policy after its recent surprise, the exchange rate of the currency pair of the US dollar against the Japanese yen USD/JPY is moving in the middle of an upward movement.