USD/JPY holds recovery near 146.50 after BoJ Summary of Opinions
USD/JPY holds the recovery near 146.50 in Asian trading on Thursday. The Japanese Yen defends bids after the BoJ Summary of Opinions and amid a risk-off market mood, acting as a drag on the pair. The focus shifts to US employment data. USD/JPY is the forex ticker that shows the value of the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen. It tells traders how many Yen are needed to buy a US Dollar. The Dollar-Yen is one of the most traded forex pairs - second only to EUR/USD - and is a benchmark for Asian economic health and even the global economy. View the live Dollar-Yen rate with the USD/JPY chart and improve your technical and fundamental analysis with the latest USD/JPY forecast, news and analysisAlthough Tuesday’s rebound was short-lived, comments by BoJ officials spurred a U-turn on the USD/JPY, which posted a close below 144.20 on Tuesday, but it’s registering its largest gains since March 2023.
If USD/JPY extends its gains past the 148.00 figure, this could exacerbate a test of the Tenkan-Sen at 148.45. Further gains lie overhead at 149.00 before buyers can push the exchange rate toward the 200-day moving average (DMA) at 151.50.
Conversely, if sellers push the exchange rate below the August 6 high of 146.37, that will pave the way for a pullback. The next support will be the 146.00 mark, followed by the 145.00 figure. Further losses lie underneath at the August 6 low of 143.61.