USD/JPY bias held neutral on August 8, 2026
USDJPY saw volatility as U.S. intervention helped support the yen, but the rally faded a week later with no follow-up, while focus returned to policy. Japan's June household spending fell sharply (-6.4% m/m vs -3.1% expected), highlighting structural concerns that some argue intervention does not fix.
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The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
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It held all day.
The day on the wire
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The reading through the day
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Headlines (10)
Carried over from earlier days
- Japanese Yen gathers strength to near 157.50 on US-backed interventionFXStreet
- The USDJPY makes a break for it.InvestingLive
- Japan June 2026 Household spending -6.4% m/m (vs. expected -3.1%, prior +3.7%)InvestingLive
- US euro sale to prop up yen blindsided European Central BankFinancial Times
- US Helps Prop Up Yen, but Japan Demands Trump Drop the Pokémon MemesBeInCrypto
- Japanese Yen holds onto weekly losses amid absence of US-Japan intervention follow-upFXStreet
- Yen rally fades a week after U.S.-Japan intervention as focus shifts to policyCNBC
- How have interest rate expectations changed after this week's events?InvestingLive
- GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Rebound holds above 200-day SMAFXStreet
- Bessent's 'Yentervention' Does Not Fix Japan's Underlying Structural IssuesZeroHedge
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 8 | ||
| FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | USD | |
| Sunday, August 9 | ||
| Current Account | 2.50T | JPY |
| Bank Lending y/y | 5.7% | JPY |
| BOJ Summary of Opinions | JPY | |
| Prelim Machine Tool Orders y/y | JPY | |
| Monday, August 10 | ||
| Economy Watchers Sentiment | 44.6 | JPY |
| Cleveland Fed Inflation Expectations | USD | |
| Bank Holiday | JPY | |