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Biggest moves on record

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

  1. 1−2.1%23 Jan 2026Max
  2. 2−2.1%3 Sep 2026High
  3. 3−2.0%30 Apr 2026Moderate
  4. 4−1.9%30 Jul 2026Moderate
  5. 5+1.7%3 Oct 2025Max

Every day, by size of move

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

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High10.4%
  • Moderate62.3%
  • Low5721.8%
  • Very Low19574.7%

Coming up

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

  • Thu 22 Octin 2 days US jobless claimsHow many people in the US asked for unemployment help last week.
  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days US interest rate decisionThe US central bank decides whether to raise, hold or cut rates.
  • Thu 29 Octin 9 days US economic growth (GDP)How fast the US economy is growing.
  • Fri 30 Octin 10 days Japan interest rate decisionThe Bank of Japan decides on rates for the yen.
  • Fri 6 Novin 17 days US jobs reportHow many jobs the US added last month.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, USDJPY moves about 0.23% up or down. That is calmer than 6 in 10 currency pairs we follow.

Currency · US dollar

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Currency · Japanese yen

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In the news

Recent headlines about US Dollar / Japanese Yen, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01شبكة تواصل الإخبارية13 hours agoJapanese Yen flatlines near 158.50 as markets seek direction | FXStreet
  2. 02Vietnam.vn14 hours agoUSD exchange rate today, October 20th: Black market USD is selling around 26,000 VND. Should you buy USD now?
  3. 03巴士的報14 hours agoU.S. dollar ticks up
  4. 04FXStreet14 hours agoJapanese Yen flatlines near 158.50 as markets seek direction
  5. 05The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper15 hours agoIllustration picture of Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes
  6. 06Reuters15 hours agoDollar and euro drift, yen slips as markets seek direction