ForexMedium•1 October 2026•
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USD/JPY Jumps to 158.40 as BoJ Hawkish Bets Fade
Key Facts
1The USD/JPY pair surged toward 158.40 as traders reassessed expectations for hawkish monetary policy moves from the Bank of Japan.
The USD/JPY pair surged toward 158.40 as traders reassessed expectations for hawkish monetary policy moves from the Bank of Japan. FXStreet reported that the upward move was driven by a shift in market sentiment regarding the central bank's interest rate trajectory.
Traders scaled back bets on aggressive rate hikes by Governor Kazuo Ueda, leading to renewed Yen weakness against the US Dollar. This exchange rate action follows previous economic data points, such as US Initial Jobless Claims which were reported at 197k on September 24, 2026.