Breaking: USD/JPY falls sharply to 149.90 on signs of possible intervention

Lallalit Srijandorn FXStreet

The USD/JPY pair fall sharply from 150.70 to 149.90 during the early European session on Thursday. The Japanese Yen soars against the US Dollar (USD) amid the suspect FX intervention by the Japanese authorities. At the press time, the USD/JPY pair is gaining 0.15% on the day to trade at 150.43.

On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the currency intervention is not a contradiction of the policy of shifting money away from savings towards investment. However, investors brace for a possible move if the yen breaches the 150.00 threshold against the USD.

USD/JPY Price Action 15-minute chart

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	150.44
Today Daily Change	0.22
Today Daily Change %	0.15
Today daily open	150.22

Trends
Daily SMA20	149.45
Daily SMA50	148.02
Daily SMA100	145.04
Daily SMA200	139.67

Levels
Previous Daily High	150.32
Previous Daily Low	149.79
Previous Weekly High	149.99
Previous Weekly Low	148.76
Previous Monthly High	149.71
Previous Monthly Low	144.44
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	150.12
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	150
Daily Pivot Point S1	149.9
Daily Pivot Point S2	149.59
Daily Pivot Point S3	149.38
Daily Pivot Point R1	150.42
Daily Pivot Point R2	150.63
Daily Pivot Point R3	150.95

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Lallalit Srijandorn

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Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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