{"id":59738,"date":"2026-08-15T10:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/uncategorized\/yen-climbs-as-investors-pull-back-from-risky-trades\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:58:43","slug":"yen-climbs-as-investors-pull-back-from-risky-trades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/yen-climbs-as-investors-pull-back-from-risky-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"Yen climbs as investors pull back from risky trades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yen rose over 0.5% to 152.835 per dollar, its highest in 2.5 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australian and New Zealand dollars fell on weak commodity prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Euro and Sterling also struggled amid broader market risk aversion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, the yen experienced a rise, drawing support from the unwinding of carry trades ahead of the Bank of Japan&#8217;s (BOJ) policy meeting next week. This comes as a rotation out of megacap growth stocks dampened risk appetite broadly, providing safe haven bids for the Japanese currency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Yen surges amid BOJ rate hike speculation<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yen increased by more than 0.5%, reaching an intraday high of 152.835 per dollar, its strongest position in 2.5 months. This movement is driven by traders abandoning short yen bets in anticipation of the BOJ&#8217;s July meeting, where a potential rate hike remains on the agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/USDJPY-VTMarkets-25July-1024x462.jpeg\" alt=\"The chart shows the USD\/JPY (US Dollar\/Japanese Yen) currency pair on a daily interval, indicating a downward trend of -0.71%. The price opened at 153.831, closed at 152.742, reached a high of 153.969, and a low of 152.641. The moving averages (5, 10, 20, 30) suggest a downward momentum following a previous peak. The MACD (26, 16, 9) histogram reflects negative bars, indicating bearish momentum. Trading volume shows periodic spikes, indicating increased market activity at certain points. This chart reflects a bearish outlook for USD\/JPY.\" class=\"wp-image-14322\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>See: Japanese yen on the rise as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports indicate that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/bank-of-japan-boj-open-to-act-on-excessive-japanese-yen-decline\/\">BOJ<\/a> is likely to debate raising interest rates and unveiling a plan to halve bond purchases in the coming years, signaling its intent to unwind its substantial monetary stimulus. The threat of a taper of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) purchases and the rate hike is driving concerns in the dollar\/yen and yen crosses markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Australian and New Zealand dollars hit by weak commodity prices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other currencies, the Australian and New Zealand dollars continued to struggle due to weak commodity prices. The Australian dollar slid to $0.65575, its weakest level since early May, while the New Zealand dollar fell to $0.5915. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both currencies are impacted by falling commodity prices, which have put downward pressure on their value.<br><br><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/aussie-and-kiwi-dollars-struggle-on-china-rate-cuts-dollar-drifts\/\">Aussie and kiwi dollars struggle on China rate cuts; dollar drifts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The euro flopped following a dour purchasing managers&#8217; index (PMI) reading, which showed growth in euro zone business activity stalling this month. This points to a gloomy outlook for the bloc. The euro eased 0.02% to $1.0837, further pressured by the weak PMI data. Meanwhile, sterling fell 0.09% to $1.2895, and the dollar index remained steady at 104.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dollar gains safe haven support as Wall Street declines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broader market saw the dollar gaining some safe haven support due to a bout of risk aversion after Wall Street ended sharply lower amid an ongoing rotation out of technology stocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traders are closely watching the second-quarter U.S. growth figures due later in the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opinion\/status\/1785423388409774464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and top currency diplomat Masato Kanda both refrained from commenting on the yen&#8217;s recent sharp rise<\/a>, leaving markets speculating about potential interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Japan is quiet about whether it intervened on the yen because it has to be, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnauthers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@johnauthers<\/a> says. What really matters is being decided by the Fed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KSncxq1G3Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/KSncxq1G3Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opinion\/status\/1785423388409774464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BOJ&#8217;s policy meeting could bring further volatility, especially if the central bank decides to take a more hawkish stance. Traders should prepare for possible shifts in currency dynamics, particularly in yen crosses, as the BOJ&#8217;s decisions could set the tone for the yen&#8217;s trajectory in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start trading now \u2014 click <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/?utm_campaign=account_c&amp;utm_source=dma&amp;utm_medium=website\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to create your live VT Markets account.<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Start trading now \u2014 click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account.<\/b>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<!-- vt-src:14321 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key points On Thursday, the yen experienced a rise, drawing support from the unwinding of carry trades ahead of the Bank of Japan&#8217;s (BOJ) policy meeting next week. 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