The USD/JPY pair rises to its highest levels since 1990The USD/JPY pair rises to its highest levels since 1990
The Japanese yen continued its losses during trading on Wednesday, with the USD/JPY pair falling to its lowest levels since July 1990, that is, in nearly 34 years, with the continued strong upward momentum of the American currency and the failure of the recent shifts in monetary policy at the Bank of Japan to give sufficient support to the yen. Japanese.
The dollar/yen pair rose to the level of 151.975 yen during early trading in the session, which is the highest level recorded by the pair since the beginning of July 1990, after the Governor of the Bank of Japan, Kazuo Ueda, stated that the Bank of Japan will continue to maintain its current accommodative policy as long as necessary. To support economic growth.
But the yen was then able to regain some ground and recovered a bit after Japan's Finance Minister, Shunichi Suzuki, came out with an immediate warning, calling for decisive action by the government, a phrase he last used in late 2022, before the Bank of Japan intervened in the forex market. To buy yen and sell dollars.
Last week, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years, but despite this, the Bank of Japan's tightening is expected to occur very gradually, which has reinforced the yen's losses, especially in light of growing expectations that the Federal Reserve may have to wait. longer before he could cut rates, which gave additional support to the dollar.
