USD/JPY at 157.82 after 0.24% rise — MarketAlleys Forex

European Central Bank reference rates show USD/JPY at 157.82, which rose 0.24% from the prior ECB fixing; trendSignals list a bearish status with RSI(14) 47.8.

MarketAlleys Research Desk

Published Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC · 3 min read

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Price action

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) reported USD/JPY at 157.82, which rose 0.24% from the prior ECB fixing as of Oct 27, 15:00 UTC. The ECB data show a five-session change of -0.51% for USD/JPY. The ECB source provided the price and change-basis labels cited here.

Instrument	Last	5-session change	Latest change	As of	Source
USD/JPY	157.82	-0.51%	+0.24%	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)

Trend and momentum

TrendSignals show USD/JPY's status as bearish with RSI(14) at 47.8. The trendSignals entry lists a close of 157.45, a 50-day simple moving average of 157.53 and a long moving average of 158.54.

Instrument	Close	SMA50	Long SMA	RSI(14)	Trend status
USD/JPY	157.45	157.53	158.54	47.8	bearish

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 26, 22:41 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

Across forex

European Central Bank rates show USD/JPY rose 0.24% from the prior ECB fixing while EUR/USD fell 0.34% and GBP/USD fell 0.15%; USD/CHF rose 0.30% and AUD/USD rose 0.11%. The UUP ETF rose 0.24% from the prior close, per Finnhub.

Instrument	Last	Change	Basis	As of	Source
EUR/USD	1.1150	-0.34%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
GBP/USD	1.3328	-0.15%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
USD/CHF	0.8286	+0.30%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
AUD/USD	0.7032	+0.11%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
US Dollar Index (via UUP ETF)	$29.08	+0.24%	vs prior close	Oct 27, 16:00 UTC	Finnhub

What to watch

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

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)
Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC — Employment Cost Index (US) (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
Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 27, 16:00 UTC; report generated Oct 27, 16:00 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.

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Sources & data

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)
Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)
U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)
Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)
Bank of England (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 27, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools, built only from the cited sources and validated by rules described in our methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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