USDJPY climbed to 157.535 as of 04:59 UTC, up 0.15336 from Monday’s close. That close — 157.463 — was the pair’s highest since early September, following a break above the September 26 close of 157.046. Rising U.S. yields and persistent yen weakness underpin the move. The 04:59 UTC quote, however, lags real-time pricing for other major instruments by more than 11 hours. Daily bars show no volume data. Japan’s next CPI report is due October 2 at 02:30 UTC; core inflation is forecast at 2.4%.
Based on ForTraders market data as of 2026-09-29 16:35 UTC.
