Published 23 October 2026, in Macro & Rates. Five-minute read. For members.
The yen firmed at the BoJ’s 5 p.m. Tokyo fix
USD/JPY at the BoJ 17:00 JST spot fell 0.90 yen to 157.22 on 22 Oct 2026.
USD/JPY at the BoJ 17:00 JST spot was 157.22-24 on 22 Oct 2026, from 158.12-14 on 21 Oct. That is a fall of 0.90 yen, or 0.57%, the largest since 8 Sep 2026. The 22 Oct range was 156.85 to 158.25. MoF reports ¥15,399.3 billion of intervention from 30 Jul to 26 Aug 2026, and ¥0 from 27 Aug to 28 Sep.
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