Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio registered at 1.18, below expectations (1.19) in January

Mar 3, 2026

Japanese Yen weakens below 157.50 on upbeat US data, BoJ's Ueda speech in focus

The USD/JPY pair jumps to a near three-week high of 157.35 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on the stronger-than-expected US economic data. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda is set to speak later on Tuesday.

Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio registered at 1.18, below expectations (1.19) in January

Japanese Yen weakens below 157.50 on upbeat US data, BoJ's Ueda speech in focus

Japan Unemployment Rate registered at 2.7% above expectations (2.6%) in January