Historical JPY News Stories
Yen Weakness Fuels Intervention Talk, BOJ Hike Now
The yen's sharp depreciation has reignited intervention risk as the BOJ shifts policy and JGB yields surge. Recent government, business and central bank signals — plus China's CFETS adjustment — are reshaping USD/JPY dynamics and trader expectations.
BoJ Hike Spurs Yen Weakness Toward ¥157 Zone Dec25
The Bank of Japan’s 25bp rate rise to 0.75% and ambiguous forward guidance have failed to steady the yen. Rising JGB yields, expanded fiscal issuance and forceful government warnings of intervention are driving USD/JPY toward the ¥156–¥157 area and increasing near-term volatility for traders.
BOJ Tightening and Japan Stimulus Lift the Yen Now
Concrete policy moves and fiscal action this week pushed the yen higher: the Bank of Japan signaled a December rate hike to 0.75%, Japan approved an ¥18.3tn supplementary budget, and 10-year JGB yields hit multi-year highs—driving USD/JPY toward the mid-150s and reshaping short-term FX positioning.
Fed Cut, BOJ Signals and the Yen's Mid-155 Rebound
This article explains the concrete drivers behind the yen's movement over the past week: the U.S. Fed rate cut, shifting BOJ expectations, bank warnings about sustained weakness, and recent FX data showing USD/JPY trading in the mid-155s. It outlines immediate impacts, intervention risk, and a practical outlook for traders.
BOJ Hints Lift Yen: USD/JPY Retreats to 155 & JGBs
Clearer hawkish messaging from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda pushed markets to price a higher probability of a December rate hike, lifting JGB yields and strengthening the yen. USD/JPY slipped toward the mid-155s as swap markets and bond moves priced in policy normalization, while government voices signalled alignment with the central bank.
Stimulus, BOJ Signals and Yen Pressure | USD/JPYQ4
A ¥21.3 trillion stimulus and renewed BOJ hawkish hints drove USD/JPY to multi-month highs this week. Verbal intervention threats and a potential December policy move kept the yen volatile, trading around ¥156–¥157 as investors weighed fiscal expansion against tightening monetary policy.
Yen Slides Toward ¥155: Intervention Risk Rising!!
The yen weakened this week as BoJ caution and Fed-rate divergence widened the yield gap, prompting banks to cut yen-recovery forecasts and Japanese officials to issue intervention warnings. Traders should watch the ¥154–¥155 zone and policy cues for the next directional trigger.
Yen Slides to ¥155: BOJ Caution, Intervention Risk
The yen weakened to roughly ¥154–155 per USD after a cautious BOJ, weaker real wages and sticky wholesale inflation. Government warnings about disorderly moves and the risk of intervention if USD/JPY nears ¥157 kept traders on edge.
BOJ Hold, Finance Warnings and Yen Weakness Today!
This article examines last week’s JPY moves after the BOJ held rates, Finance Ministry warnings, and the political shift under Prime Minister Takaichi — all factors that pushed the yen toward nine-month lows around ¥153–¥154 per USD. It explains the direct drivers, immediate market reactions, and near-term data to watch for FX traders.