【39年半ぶりの円安】なぜドル円は「1ドル＝162円台」まで急騰したのか？分かりやすく解説

Today, the USD/JPY rate surged to around1 dollar =162.40 yen gần.更新しました。実に約39

“What happened this morning?” We’ll explain in the easiest way possible in three lines.

1. Why has the yen weakened this much in the first place? (Background)

✅ Unparalleled interest rate gap: The “yen” with low rates is being sold, and worldwide money is flowing into the high-yielding “dollar.”

✅ US inflation: Prolonged higher prices in the United States have intensified dollar buying on expectations of another rate hike within the year.

✅ Rising Middle East tensions: Global insecurity makes the dollar, considered the safest, more attractive to buy.

2. What happened this morning at 8:30 AM (the trigger for the surge)

As the yen weakened steadily, Japan’s labor data released at 8:30 this morning (May’s Job-to-Applicant Ratio: 5月の有効求人倍率：1.17倍) deteriorated more than expected.

Seeing this, the market imagined the following.

“Japan’s economy and employment are a bit weak.”

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“This might mean the BOJ cannot raise rates for a while.”

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“Then the yen will weaken further. Let’s sell yen and buy dollars now!”

This expectation spread in an instant, leading to a rapid jump to 162.40 yen.

3. Checkpoints for the future

From here, the focus is on when the government and the BOJ will implement “foreign exchange intervention (yen support).”

162 yen level is a completely dangerous zone for the country. It wouldn’t be surprising if intervention occurs at any time. If implemented, the market could swing to a rapid, several-yen appreciation in an instant, so the market is currently on high alert.

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