USD/JPY
BoJ Meeting Preview: Balancing Act Between Growth and Inflation as USD/JPY Approaches 159.45/161.95 Key Intervention Risk Zone
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 0. 75% when it concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting on Thursday, 19 March 2026, as the current elevated oil prices due to a prolonged US-Iran conflict stoke stagflation risk.
BoJ meeting preview: Balancing act between growth and inflation as USD/JPY approaches 159.45/161.95 key intervention risk zone
The Bank of Japan is expected to hold rates at 0.75% as it navigates stagflation risks driven by the US–Iran war 2026. Despite weak sentiment reflected in the Nikkei 225, rising wages support a tightening bias.
USD/JPY –18.03.2026
The pair managed to drop and still faces resistances around 160.20 and 161.95, where each resistance could push for a correction towards the 157.25-65 zone. Above 161.95, the market could enter a new uptrend wave with the first target toward 163.80.
USD/JPY Conundrum: Intervention Risk Looms as Central Banks Meet (Fed-BoJ Double-Header)
USD/JPY is caught in a real conundrum at present and continues to edge lower ahead of a crucial pair of central bank meetings. The pair trades at 158.90 right now as the 160.00 handle still remains elusive.
USD/JPY Conundrum: Intervention risk looms as central banks meet (Fed-BoJ double-header)
USD/JPY nears 160.00 amid a high-stakes "central bank double-header." This analysis details the Fed and BoJ's upcoming decisions, potential rate impacts, and key scenarios that could trigger FX intervention by the Japanese Ministry of Finance this week.
USD/JPY Edges lower for second day as traders brace for Fed and BoJ
USD/JPY Edges lower for second day as traders brace for Fed and BoJ
U.S. Dollar Moves Lower As Treasury Yields Fall: Analysis For EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY
Demand for the safe-haven dollar declined despite rising oil prices.
USD/JPY Outlook: What could happen to the yen after this week's central bank decisions?
Although the week has started to move in favor of the yen in the short term, with USDJPY showing a consistent decline over the last two sessions of around -0.5%, this move appears to reflect more of a phase of indecision rather than a solid recovery of the Japanese currency, especially after the strong appreciation of the U.S. dollar seen last week.
USD/JPY Mid-Day Outlook
USD/JPY is extending consolidations below 159.74 and intraday bias remains neutral. On the upside, above 159.74 will target a retest of 161.94.
USDJPY Price Forecast: Dollar Gains Hold Resistance Ahead of Central Bank Meetings
Dollar pair gains are holding key resistance levels ahead of major central bank meetings this week, following the RBA rate hike and further crude supply disruptions in the Middle East. Market sentiment remains cautious, with rate holds and hawkish tones expected, raising questions about whether the latest dollar and dollar pair surge has already priced in central bank policy expectations, leaving the currency vulnerable to near-term reversals.
USD/JPY – 17.03.2026
USDJPY managed to print above 159.45 which could push a further advance as the market still faces resistances around 160.20 and 161.95, where each resistance could push for a drop towards the 157.25-65 zone. Above 161.95, the market could enter a new uptrend wave with the first target toward 163.80.
USD/JPY Price Forecast: Holds steady above 159.00 as bulls await Fed/BoJ policy updates
USD/JPY Price Forecast: Holds steady above 159.00 as bulls await Fed/BoJ policy updates
