USD/JPY at 157.45 after 0.41% rise

Price action

According to the European Central Bank (euro reference rates), USD/JPY (symbol USD-JPY) is classified as forex and was at 157.45 as of Oct 26, 15:00 UTC. It rose 0.41% from the prior ECB fixing. The five-session change was -0.77%, per the same source.

Trend and momentum

TrendSignals showed a bearish status for USD/JPY with RSI(14) at 41.5. It listed the close at 156.80, below the 50-day moving average 157.56 and below the long moving average 158.54. Those indicators describe the pair's current momentum and moving-average placement.

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 25, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

Across forex

According to the European Central Bank (euro reference rates), USD/JPY rose 0.41% from the prior ECB fixing; the same source showed EUR/USD was little changed, GBP/USD fell 0.15%, USD/CHF rose 0.22% and AUD/USD was little changed, all from the prior ECB fixing; Finnhub showed the UUP ETF (tracks US Dollar Index; its price is NOT the US Dollar Index level) rose 0.24% from the prior close.

What to watch

The FOMC rate decision is scheduled Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, according to the federalreserve. The ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC, according to the ecb. Personal income and outlays / PCE and GDP are scheduled Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred.

• Tue Oct 27 (time not confirmed) — Housing starts and permits (Census) (US) (source)
• Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC — ECB monetary policy decision (EU) (source)

Sources and data

• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 26, 15:00 UTC; report generated Oct 26, 15:00 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.