USD/JPY +1.1% after no change from Bank of Japan rate decision
Japanese yen falls more than 200 pips at most extreme prices as Bank of Japan maintains negative overnight rate and loose economic policy.
USD/JPY price analysis
USD/JPY rose more than 200 pips from below 142.50 prior to the Bank of Japan meeting to over 144.50 following the event before settling near 144.30.
The rise in this major forex pair comes after a month of bearish price action that saw USD/JPY go from above 150.00 in mid-November to below 142.00 on December 13th.
USD/JPY is still far higher than its historical average, which is closer to 110.00 when looking at the last 10 years of data.
Bank of Japan maintains dovish economic policy
The Bank of Japan kept its interest rates unchanged at December’s meeting amid growing expectations that they might soon lift overnight interest rates from -0.1%.
Japanese overnight rates have been negative for more than five years and have not been raised since 2007.
Though Bank of Japan Governor Ueda kept rates unchanged, he said that he is, “always thinking about various scenarios about how we could change policy when certain conditions fall into place.”
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