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USDJPY at 157.914, New York range 157.878 to 158.053

The USD Final Manufacturing PMI is due at 13:45 UTC, the next release on our calendar

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM

USDJPY last traded at 157.914, inside a New York session that has held between 157.878 and 158.053, a range of 17.5 pips over 95 minutes. The round number 158.000 sits 8.6 pips above the last price and the previous London session low at 157.874 sits 4 pips below.

London, the previous session, opened at 158.154, fell to 157.874 and closed at 157.947, a range of 58.2 pips over 300 minutes. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 130.7 pips, and the latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The USD Final Manufacturing PMI comes at 13:45 UTC, forecast 56.9 against previous 57.0, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI at 14:00 UTC, forecast 54.8 against a previous 54.6. Over 95 past pmi_usd releases USDJPY moved 13.03 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.31 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Action Forex on US jobless claims at 12:38 UTC and FXStreet on the US Dollar's climb at 12:12 UTC are graded 2 of 3 for USDJPY.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 157.914 at 2026-10-01 13:34 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 157.946, high 158.053, low 157.878, close 157.914: a range of 17.5 pips over 95 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, London sessionOpen 158.154, high 158.456, low 157.874, close 157.947: a range of 58.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 130.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Final Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 56.9. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD ISM Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 54.8. Previous 54.6. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDJPY reaction to pmi_usdOver 95 past releases USDJPY moved 13.03 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.31 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 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. US Jobless Claims Fall to 197K, Offering No Sign of Labor Weakness Ahead of NFPAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. Why is the US Dollar climbing when its preferred inflation gauge is cooling?FXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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