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USD/JPY Marches Higher as Markets Wake Up to Fed Risks
The yen heads into the new week on the back foot, with USD/JPY trading north of 160 despite markets pricing almost two full Bank of Japan rate hikes by year-end. Add in the threat of intervention from Japanese authorities and it's fair to ask why the yen isn't performing better.
Date:
06.06.2026 |
Source:
forex.com
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Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.152390 | -0.75041% |
| GBPUSD | 1.334040 | -0.61603% |
| USDJPY | 160.287190 | +0.17198% |
| XAUUSD | 4330.106220 | -3.24412% |
| USDCAD | 1.393530 | +0.19474% |
| NZDUSD | 0.579810 | -1.16914% |
| USDCHF | 0.796400 | +0.86404% |
| AUDUSD | 0.704970 | -1.16642% |
| EURGBP | 0.863860 | -0.11259% |
| EURJPY | 184.712870 | -0.57387% |
| GBPJPY | 213.829670 | -0.42995% |
| AUDJPY | 112.973300 | -1.00048% |
| CADJPY | 115.022540 | +0.00569% |
| CHFJPY | 201.816350 | -0.38778% |
| NZDJPY | 92.915400 | -1.01483% |
| GBPCHF | 1.062430 | +0.24374% |
| EURCHF | 0.917300 | +0.062178% |
| USDMXN | 17.469290 | +1.11241% |
| USDZAR | 16.554100 | +1.53149% |
| USDTRY | 46.059710 | +0.20725% |
| USDRUB | 73.625000 | +0.32595% |
| USDSEK | 9.460100 | +1.00902% |
| USDCNY | 6.766000 | -0.10335% |
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