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.
Most Recent
For three trading sessions in a row, the USD/JPY has been trying to correct to the upside, but gains did not exceed the 106.20 level, now the pair remains stable around that level at the time of writing.
The US dollar rallied significantly during the trading session initially on Monday against the Japanese yen but gave back a significant amount of the gains to form a bit of a shooting star.
The US dollar showed some strength against other major currencies during last Friday's trading session, after data showed a larger than expected increase in US employment
Top Forex Brokers
The US dollar has rallied significantly against the Japanese yen during trading on Friday after the Non-Farm Payroll report.
The US dollar has gone back and forth during the trading session again on Thursday as the markets get ready for the Non-Farm Payroll numbers.
Continuous USD/JPY bearish momentum is pushing it towards the 105.31 support.
The US dollar has fallen a bit during the trading session on Tuesday against the Japanese yen, as we continue to see a lot of noise.
The US dollar's gains did not last long, as after the positive start for the USD/JPY this week pushing it towards the 106.47 resistance, the American currency did not find enough motivation to complete that attempt.
The US dollar initially tried to rally on Tuesday but gave back quite a bit of the gains to show signs of exhaustion.
Bonuses & Promotions
With the beginning of this week’s trading, the American currency tried to recover some of its sharp recent losses.
A Japanese panel of economists and experts for the Cabinet Office concluded the economy failed to reach a 73-month post-war record expansion, as suggested by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The US dollar rallied significantly during the trading session on Monday but continues to see selling pressure just above as the market hit a bit of a “brick wall” at the ¥106.50 level.
Subscribe
Sign up to get the latest market updates and free signals directly to your inbox.Last Friday's session was the best daily performance for the USD/JPY pair in months, as the pair bounced strongly from the 104.18 support, the lowest for 20 weeks, to the 106.05 resistance.
The US dollar initially pulled back and fell towards the ¥104 level during the trading session on Friday but then turned around to rally rather significantly, reaching towards the ¥106 level.
The US dollar initially tried to rally during the trading session on Thursday but gave back the gains as we continue to see a lot of trouble when it comes to the US dollar in general.