Yen turns higher, BOJ may have conducted rate check

The story

The yen rose in the New York foreign exchange market on 18 September, briefly strengthening to the latter half of the ¥156 range per US dollar. Market participants increasingly believed that the Bank of Japan had conducted a rate check.

According to Kyodo News, speculation that the Bank of Japan had conducted a rate check was said to have affected market sentiment.

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At a glance

Timing18 September 2026

Price movementTraded in a range from the latter half of ¥153 to the latter half of ¥156 per US dollar

EventMarket speculation emerged that the Bank of Japan had conducted a rate check

SourceReported by Kyodo News

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