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The Japanese Yen barely moves as a Bank of Japan deputy talks up inflation risk

FXStreet21 October 2026, 23:00 UTCJapan

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised its rate twice this year, to 1.25% in September, with core inflation below its 2% target in each of the seven months to August. USD/JPY trades near 158.00 and has held between 157.50 and 159.00 for 12 sessions.

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