USD/JPY moved narrowly in the low ¥158s during Tokyo morning trading. It firmed toward around ¥158.52 amid reports that the Bank of Japan would hold off on a rate hike this month, but the move was limited, while a broadly weaker yen and dollar trend prevailed.
USD/JPY moved narrowly in the low ¥158s during Tokyo morning trading and firmed toward around ¥158.52 amid reports that the Bank of Japan would hold off on a rate hike this month, although the price move was limited. Against major currencies, yen selling and dollar selling stood out, leaving USD/JPY without a clear direction.
EUR/USD rose to around 1.1209, GBP/USD to around 1.3270 and AUD/USD to around 0.6999, with dollar selling prevailing.
EUR/JPY moved toward around ¥177.59, GBP/JPY toward around ¥210.22 and AUD/JPY toward around ¥110.83 as the yen weakened.