In the foreign exchange market, with the yen continuing to trade in the ¥157–¥158 range against the dollar, 鈴木健吾 (鈴木健吾), deputy general manager of the Investment Analysis Department at Mizuho Investor Relations, expects the yen to rise to around ¥153 to the dollar by the end of 2026.
In the foreign exchange market, the yen has continued to trade around ¥157–¥158 to the dollar, while one-way pressure toward a correction of the yen's weakness has eased. 鈴木健吾 (鈴木健吾), deputy general manager of the Investment Analysis Department at Mizuho Investor Relations, said he expects the yen to rise to around ¥153 to the dollar by the end of 2026.
鈴木健吾 (鈴木健吾) pointed out that continued interest-rate increases would gradually weigh on the U.S. economy and said he envisages a scenario in which the dollar's one-way rise is curbed. Against this backdrop, the outlook is attracting attention as a medium- to long-term factor affecting yen exchange rates.