USD/JPY bias flipped 23 times to weak bullish on September 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve has raised rates, with its September 2026 statement in focus, while the Bank of Japan is expected to deliver its own hike on Friday, September 18, with headlines referencing 1.25% amid rising inflation. USD/JPY is testing resistance around 156.13/50 as attention turns to the pace of further moves and Governor Ueda's guidance and its implications for the yen.
Updated
The reading that day
Weak bullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 23 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
- 00:40Bullish
- 01:55Neutral
- 03:15Bullish
- 03:45Weak bullish
- 04:00Neutral
- 04:20Bullish
- 07:10Neutral
- 08:50Weak bearish
- 09:06Neutral
- 09:56Weak bullish
- 10:11Weak bearish
- 10:56Neutral
- 11:26Weak bullish
- 11:51Neutral
- 12:16Weak bullish
- 12:31Weak bearish
- 13:56Weak bullish
- 14:11Neutral
- 14:26Bullish
- 14:56Weak bullish
- 18:56Neutral
- 20:31Weak bearish
- 23:36Weak bullish
Headlines (17)
First seen on September 17
- Trump fails to bend the Fed to his willFinancial Times
- US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for the first time in three yearsfrance24.com
- Chart alert: USD/JPY tests 156.13/50 resistance as hawkish Fed raises the bar for BoJmarketpulse.com
- 1.25%: Why the Bank of Japan hike is a done deal and the Japanese Yen now hinges on Ueda's guidanceFXStreet
- US interest rate hike sparks Trump backlashfrance24.com
- Economic and event calendar in Asia Friday, September 18, 2026 - BoJ and RBAInvestingLive
- Preview: BoJ set to hike rates today, focus turns to pace and yen reactionInvestingLive
- Bank of Japan is expected to deliver a hawkish hike, pressured by rising inflationFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- USD/JPY Rises as Markets Brace for the Bank of Japan MeetingInvesting.com
- USD/JPY Price Forecast: Resistance at 155.20 likely to test bullsFXStreet
- USD/JPY breaks above 155 as Treasury yields hit highest since 2007InvestingLive
- The Fed Votes Wednesday. Gold’s Other Vote Lands Friday.GoldSilver
- Bank of Japan, Fed Rate Hikes Expected Same Week: Will Yen Rally?BeInCrypto
- Federal Reserve issues FOMC statementfederalreserve.gov
- The full statement from the Federal Reserve Board for September 2026InvestingLive
- After Years of Holds and Cuts, the Fed Just Raised Rates AgainBitcoin.com News
- The Federal Reserve raises rates on the Dow Jones' 30 corporate borrowersFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 17 | ||
| Building Permits | 1.40M | USD |
| Philly Fed Manufacturing Index | 31.3 | USD |
| Housing Starts | 1.32M | USD |
| Unemployment Claims | 207K | USD |
| Pending Home Sales m/m | -0.2% | USD |
| Natural Gas Storage | 49B | USD |
| National Core CPI y/y | 1.8% | JPY |
| Friday, September 18 | ||
| BOJ Policy Rate | <1.25% | JPY |