USD/JPY Surges on BOJ Dovish Hike; AUD/USD Rangebound

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USD/JPY Extends Gains on Dovish BOJ; Majors Rangebound
FX markets were largely subdued into the week’s close, with USD/JPY the primary mover after the Bank of Japan delivered a dovish-leaning rate hike. The BOJ raised its Overnight Call Rate to 0.75%, but softer guidance triggered yen selling, pushing the pair to 157.78 highs before brief pullbacks on intervention warnings from Japanese officials.
Elsewhere, AUD/USD remained confined to a narrow 0.6600–0.6630 range, closing near 0.6610 as equity strength failed to translate into sustained FX momentum. EUR/USD and GBP/USD rebounded modestly from intraday lows, while NZD/USD underperformed, pressured by a broadly stronger USD tone.

General Market

Wall Street
  • Nasdaq +1.3%
  • S&P 500 +0.9%
  • Dow Jones +0.4%
  • VIX fell 11.6% to 14.91
Asia-Pacific
  • Nikkei +1.0%
  • Hang Seng +0.6%
  • Shenzhen +0.3%
  • ASX 200 +0.4%
Europe
  • FTSE +0.6%
  • DAX +0.4%
  • CAC flat

 

Headlines to Watch

United States
  • Chicago Fed National Activity Index to provide insight into the strength of U.S. economic momentum.
  • Markets continue to assess softer consumer sentiment data and mixed inflation expectations from the University of Michigan survey.
Asia / China
  • China’s 1-Year and 5-Year Loan Prime Rates in focus as markets look for further policy support to stabilise growth.
Japan
  • Ongoing volatility in USD/JPY after the BOJ’s dovish rate hike, with Japanese officials signalling readiness to act against excessive FX moves.
United Kingdom
  • Q3 GDP and Current Account data may influence GBP direction amid rising gilt yields and fragile growth signals.
Europe
  • Eurozone Consumer Confidence expected to reflect cautious sentiment as markets head into year-end.
Currency PairMid-market Rate
AUD/USD0.6611
AUD/NZD1.1484
AUD/JPY104.20
AUD/CNY4.6521
AUD/EUR0.5644
AUD/GBP0.4941
AUD/HKD5.1449

 

 

 

 

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