USD/JPY bias flipped 9 times to neutral on August 27, 2026
USDJPY traded on shifting US dollar momentum after core PCE came in sticky, keeping Fed tightening expectations alive and supporting the greenback. The yen remained under pressure ahead of Tokyo CPI data, with market focus on inflation's implications for Bank of Japan policy. These factors left the pair's key technical levels in play.
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The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 9 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 01:57Bearish
- 02:18Weak bearish
- 03:42Weak bullish
- 04:24Neutral
- 07:40Weak bullish
- 08:12Weak bearish
- 08:37Neutral
- 12:10Bearish
- 12:26Neutral
Headlines (14)
First seen on August 27
- Japanese Yen edges higher as USD bulls seem hesitant amid Hormuz optimismFXStreet
- Sticky Core PCE and Steady GDP Keep Fed Tightening Hopes Alivebabypips.com
- Yen weakness and rising inflation put pressure on the Bank of Japan for earlier tighteningFinancial Times
- British Pound finds support near weekly low as fiscal woes and rate gap weigh on YenFXStreet
- US Dollar Edges HigherInvesting.com
- Kickstart the NA session with a technical look at the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD: Key levels in playInvestingLive
Carried over from earlier days
- Event Guide: U.S. Core PCE Price Index (July 2026)babypips.com
- Is Confidence Returning to the Dollar?ActionForex
- Preview, today: Fed's favoured inflation gauge lands two days before Warsh's Jackson Hole speechInvestingLive
- Yen Returns to Its Fundamental Drivers. Forecast as of 26.08.2026LiteFinance
- Japanese Yen reverses earlier gains as US Dollar firms after PCE dataFXStreet
- Forex Today: US Dollar firms ahead of Jackson HoleFXStreet
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap 26 Aug The USD is mostly higher with higher yields the catalystInvestingLive
- Japanese Yen slips ahead of Tokyo CPIFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, August 27 | ||
| Unemployment Claims | 208K | USD |
| Goods Trade Balance | -100.8B | USD |
| Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m | 0.2% | USD |
| Natural Gas Storage | 19B | USD |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | JPY |
| Tokyo Core CPI y/y | 1.8% | JPY |
| Friday, August 28 | ||
| FOMC Member Hammack Speaks | USD | |
| Chicago PMI | 57.9 | USD |