Summary:USD/JPY traded near 162.50 as investors waited for clarity on the US-Iran conflict and its impact on global markets.

It only seemed a matter of time before volatility erupted on USD/JPY, given the compression pattern beneath its 39-year high.

The USD/JPY pair builds on Friday's late rebound from the 161.30-161.25 region and gains strong positive traction at the ...

USD/JPY remains supported by a widening US-Japan yield differential. Markets are increasingly pricing a more hawkish Federal Reserve, with rising expectations of a Fed rate hike later in 2026, while ...

While geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and higher oil prices continue to support the US Dollar in the near term, MUFG ...

The Japanese yen jumped sharply on Thursday as traders braced for a potential intervention by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). The ...

J.P. Morgan Says Retail Investors Are Still Betting on Intervention. The Japanese Yen remains under pressure against the US ...

USD/JPY hits 1986 levels as Fed-BoJ policy gap widens. Crowded carry-trade positioning raise the odds of a sharp reversal. Today's print of 162.38 marks the weakest the yen has traded against the ...

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) intervened on April 30 and May 1, 2026, after the USD/JPY pair breached the critical 160.00 level. The aggressive yen-buying action, estimated to be over $30 billion, ...

USD/JPY attracts sellers for the second straight day as intervention fears lift the JPY. The less hawkish FOMC Minutes weigh on the USD, contributing to the intraday fall. The wide US-Japan rate ...