JPY Weekly · USD/JPY: How long will the current range hold?
中文标题
日元周报 · 美元/日元：当前区间还能维持多久？
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
USD/JPY traded near 158, capped by the 200-day moving average around 158.50, after opening the week at 157.73. Speculation over US attacks on Iran supported oil and commodity currencies. September CPI on 14 October and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's 15 October speech are key. Fed funds futures price under 20% odds of a hike this month. Finance Minister Katayama's remarks suggest authorities would not tolerate a sustained move above 160. MUFG's forecast range is 156.0-160.0.
- Institution
- MUFG
- Published
- 10/13/2026
- Research topic
- US Dollar (DXY) · Fed Policy · US 10Y Treasury
- Time horizon
- October 2026 · next week
Key arguments
- USD/JPY lacks a decisive catalyst; the 200-day moving average near 158.50 caps upside, with a break above 160 seen as difficult.
- Fed funds futures price less than 20% odds of a hike at this month's FOMC, with senior Fed officials broadly aligned on caution.
- Finance Minister Katayama's comments and President Trump's concern over yen undervaluation signal official tolerance ends near 160.
- Government messaging on fiscal sustainability may curb yen weakness but is unlikely to trigger outright yen buying; BOJ comments should keep hike expectations alive.
Key numbers
- USD/JPY weekly open
- 157.73
- USD/JPY early 7 Oct high
- around 158.50
- 200-day moving average
- around 158.50
- Fed funds futures odds of hike this month
- less than 20%
- MUFG forecast range
- 156.0-160.0
Main risks
- September CPI (14 Oct) exceeding expectations could revive rate hike expectations and push USD/JPY above the 200-day moving average.
- Headline risk from IMF/G20 meetings, including comments from Treasury Secretary Bessent or Finance Minister Katayama.
- Potential for US-China currency tensions, with the renminbi a key issue, to spill over into yen rhetoric.
Corresponding source evidence
1 JPY Weekly │13 October 2026 JPY Weekly USD/JPY: How long will the current range hold?
· October 2026His remarks will attract particular attention as they come just before the blackout period ahead of the FOMC meeting at the end of the month.
The IMF Annual Meetings and the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting will also take place next week.
· next week
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