{"id":117336,"date":"2025-08-02T01:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=117336"},"modified":"2025-08-02T01:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:44:30","slug":"usd-jpy-plunges-over-2-as-weak-us-jobs-data-bolsters-yen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/usd-jpy-plunges-over-2-as-weak-us-jobs-data-bolsters-yen\/08\/02\/general\/","title":{"rendered":"USD\/JPY Plunges Over 2% as Weak US Jobs Data Bolsters Yen"},"content":{"rendered":"The USD\/JPY pair took a sharp nosedive on Friday, August 1, 2025, tumbling more than 2% from a high of 150.91 to a low of 147.28. Triggered by a disappointing US employment report, the slide saw the pair slip below critical technical levels, fueling a surge in safe-haven demand for the Japanese Yen. With US Treasury yields falling and market sentiment souring, the pair closed the week down 0.18%, trading near its weekly lows at 147.38.<br \/><br \/>The catalyst for this dramatic drop was the July Nonfarm Payrolls report, which revealed a paltry addition of jobs, far below market expectations. This weak data, coupled with significant downward revisions to prior months, underscored a faltering US economy, prompting investors to seek refuge in the Yen. The USD\/JPY\u2019s decline was exacerbated by declining Treasury yields, which further eroded the dollar\u2019s appeal against its low-yielding Japanese counterpart.<br \/><br \/>From a technical perspective, the pair\u2019s downward spiral smashed through the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 149.49, a key support level, before breaching the July 31 low of 148.58. Sellers then drove the pair past the 20-day SMA at 147.69, cementing its fall below the critical 147.50 mark. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) signaled a slight bearish tilt, suggesting momentum may continue to favor the Yen in the near term. The next significant support lies at 145.71, where the 50- and 100-day SMAs converge, setting the stage for potential further declines.<br \/><br \/>As markets grapple with heightened uncertainty, the USD\/JPY\u2019s sharp retreat highlights the Yen\u2019s resilience amid global economic jitters. Traders now await further cues from US data and Federal Reserve signals to gauge the pair\u2019s next move.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USD\/JPY pair took a sharp nosedive on Friday, August 1, 2025, tumbling more than 2% from a high of 150.91 to a low of 147.28. Triggered by a disappointing US employment report, the slide saw the pair slip below critical technical levels, fueling a surge in safe-haven demand for the Japanese Yen. With US &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117336","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=117336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117338,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117336\/revisions\/117338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}