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USDJPY within the Asia session range

The next scheduled event is Fed Governor Bowman Speech at 12:15 UTC.

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Sep 27, 2026, 11:55 PM

USDJPY is 157.471 within Asia’s range between 157.220 and 157.684, a range of 46.3 pips. The nearest listed level above is 158.000, 52.9 pips above; below is the 157.220 session open, 25.1 pips below.

The previous New York session closed at 157.281 after a 202.8 pips range. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 135.8 pips; the latest day sits at the 83th percentile of the last 42 days, which is a busy day for this market.

After Fed Governor Bowman Speech at 12:15 UTC, Fed Governor Cook Speech is scheduled at 17:25 UTC. Across 14 past Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes releases, USDJPY moved an average of 9.00 pips in the first 15 minutes and 14.80 pips in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, with a weekly change of -48377 contracts, at percentile 2.00 of the last 52 weekly reports. Bank of Japan and FXStreet headlines were each graded impact 2 for USDJPY.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 157.471 at 2026-09-27 23:55 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.220, high 157.684, low 157.220, close 157.471: a range of 46.3 pips over 171 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. USDJPY reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.964, low 156.936, close 157.281 on 2026-09-25, a range of 202.8 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 135.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 83th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Fed Governor Bowman SpeechScheduled 2026-09-28 12:15 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Fed Governor Cook SpeechScheduled 2026-09-28 17:25 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USDJPY reaction to minutes_jpyOver 14 past releases USDJPY moved 9.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on July 30 and 31, 2026Bank of Japan. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. Australian Dollar softens to near 0.7000 on hawkish Fed signals, RBA rate decision loomsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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