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US Dollar / Japanese Yen

One of the most traded currency pairs in the world, quoting yen per US dollar. It is highly sensitive to the US–Japan interest-rate differential and has historically been a core carry-trade vehicle.

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159.39 JPY per USD

as of 2026-08-27 · source: ECB reference rates · daily reference value, not real-time

Symbol
USD/JPY
Type
Currency
Category
FX major pair
Quote currency
JPY
Primary venue
Global interbank FX (OTC)
Issuer

Approximate reference values from public sources · seed-0.4 · 2026-08-28 · not real-time. See data & methodology.

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