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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−1.7%3 Sep 2026Moderate
  2. 2+1.6%3 Oct 2025Max
  3. 3−1.4%31 Jul 2026Low
  4. 4−1.4%10 Feb 2026Max
  5. 5−1.3%4 Nov 2025Max

Every day, by size of move

260 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max31.2%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High31.2%
  • Moderate83.1%
  • Low7428.5%
  • Very Low17165.8%

Coming up

Dates that often move Great British Pound / Japanese Yen, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Fri 30 Octin 9 days Japan interest rate decisionThe Bank of Japan decides on rates for the yen.
  • Thu 5 Novin 15 days UK interest rate decisionThe Bank of England decides on UK rates.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, GBPJPY moves about 0.22% up or down. That is calmer than 7 in 10 currency pairs we follow.

Currency · Japanese yen

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and 2 more

Currency · British pound

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and 1 more

In the news

Recent headlines about Great British Pound / Japanese Yen, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01FXStreet20 hours agoBritish Pound attracts significant bids against Japanese Yen on strong UK job data
  2. 02FXStreet1 day agoPound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD clings to 1.3300 as UK inflation test threatens recovery
  3. 03FXStreet2 days agoBritish Pound hits one-month high against Japanese Yen
  4. 04FXStreet2 days agoPound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD to remain volatile in heavy UK data week
  5. 05FXStreet2 days agoBritish Pound reflects mixed performance at the start of UK data-packed week
  6. 06FXStreet5 days agoGBP/JPY Price Forecast: Bulls test recovery momentum below key moving averages