{"id":116067,"date":"2025-07-01T02:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=116067"},"modified":"2025-07-01T05:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T01:36:59","slug":"usd-jpy-drops-as-u-s-job-fears-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/usd-jpy-drops-as-u-s-job-fears-grow\/07\/01\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"USD\/JPY Drops as U.S. Job Fears Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"On July 1, 2025, the USD\/JPY pair fell to 143.89, down from 144.62, as the U.S. dollar weakened amid fears of dismal U.S. employment data. The pair ranged from a daily high of 144.04 to a low of 143.77, signaling market jitters. Forecasts suggest June\u2019s non-farm payrolls will drop to 115,000 from 139,000, with unemployment rising to 4.3% from 4.2%. This data, pivotal before the Federal Reserve\u2019s July meeting, could pressure Chair Jerome Powell into hastening rate cuts. Will the dollar\u2019s slide deepen?<br \/><br \/>Yields Drag Dollar Down<br \/><br \/>U.S. Treasury yields fell as markets anticipated at least two rate cuts by year-end, dimming the dollar\u2019s appeal. This yield drop hit USD\/JPY, reducing its draw for carry traders. For example, a Tokyo-based trader might pause dollar investments, cautious of a weakening U.S. labor market.<br \/><br \/>Market Ripples<br \/><br \/>A disappointing jobs report could signal economic slowdown, further denting the dollar. In 2023, similar weak data triggered a 2% USD\/JPY decline, hinting at potential turbulence ahead.<br \/><br \/>Looking Ahead<br \/><br \/>If jobs data underperforms, USD\/JPY may test 143.00. A stronger report could steady the pair near 144.50. Powell\u2019s next steps will shape the dollar\u2019s trajectory in this uncertain climate.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 1, 2025, the USD\/JPY pair fell to 143.89, down from 144.62, as the U.S. dollar weakened amid fears of dismal U.S. employment data. The pair ranged from a daily high of 144.04 to a low of 143.77, signaling market jitters. Forecasts suggest June\u2019s non-farm payrolls will drop to 115,000 from 139,000, with unemployment &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":110951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-forex-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116069,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116067\/revisions\/116069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}