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Markets move. We explain why.

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US Dollar / Japanese Yen

USD/JPY · Yen per dollar · ECB reference rate, one fix per business day

158.02+0.04+0.03%upDelayed · ECB fix, Oct 16

What moves it

The dollar against the yen. Driven by the gap between US and Japanese rates, which makes it the funding leg of the global carry trade and the pair most exposed to Bank of Japan normalisation.

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Rest of the currencies

Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
EUR/USD1.1253+0.0045+0.40%up
GBP/USD1.3335+0.0088+0.66%up
USD/CHF0.8240−0.0062−0.75%down
AUD/USD0.6959+0.0048+0.69%up
USD/CAD1.4161−0.0046−0.32%down
NZD/USD0.5664+0.0063+1.12%up
Dollar Index101.71−0.40−0.39%down

Currencies: ECB reference rates, updated each business day; dollar index calculated from them. Commodities and yields: front-month futures, delayed about 15 minutes. Not for trading.