{
  "id": 7261432,
  "title": "USD/JPY Price Forecast: Likely trade sideways ahead of Fed-BoJ policy meetings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/usd-jpy-price-forecast-likely-trade-sideways-ahead-of-fed-boj-policy",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T06:47:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/usd-jpy-price-forecast-likely-trade-sideways-ahead-of-fed-boj-policy-meetings-202609140647"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Japanese Yen (JPY) experienced a contrasting performance against its major currency counterparts, but notably weakened against the US Dollar (USD) during European trading on Monday. As of now, the USD/JPY pair is up by 0.44%, hovering around the 154.20 mark. This upward movement comes after a weak Friday, following comments from US President Donald Trump expressing his developing inclination towards raising interest rates. These remarks bolstered the US Dollar, which is currently trading 0.35% higher at the US Dollar Index (DXY) level of 99.43. On the weekend, President Trump stated during a press conference at the Irish Open golf tournament that he was uncertain about whether Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers would increase interest rates during their meeting this week. However, he emphasized that the US should maintain the lowest interest rates globally, regardless of the Federal Reserve's data on inflation and the economy. This stance marked a significant departure from his previous criticism of former Fed Chairman Jerome Powell for not reducing interest rates sufficiently, resulting in neutral remarks. The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) policy decision is anticipated on Friday, and investors are eagerly awaiting the outcome. In the daily chart, USD/JPY is currently at 154.20, trading beneath the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 156.69, thereby hindering recent rebounds. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 33.43, having recovered from oversold territory but still slightly above the 30 level, indicating that downside pressure persists, albeit with decreasing momentum. The immediate resistance on the upside lies at the 20-day EMA at 156.69, and a successful break above this level would overturn the current bearish trend and pave the way for a broader recovery. Conversely, the previous week's low near 152.90 serves as the primary support; should it break down, the pair could extend its decline towards the Year-Till-Date (YTD) low of 152.10.",
  "summary": "The Japanese Yen (JPY) reflects a mixed performance against its major currency peers, but is significantly down against the US Dollar (USD), in the European trading session on Monday. As of writing, USD/JPY is up 0.44% to near 154.20.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}