Fueled by renewed U.S. inflation concerns and vigilance toward U.S. tariff policies, USD/JPY rebounded for the first time in three days.
【1/31Market Overview
During Tokyo time, the USD/JPY fell to as low as153.91yen on risk-off sentiment amid concerns over Trump administration's tariff policy. Later, driven by higher10year bond yields in after-hours trading, it rebounded to154.94yen. In European time, USD/JPY rose to154.96yen, but then hovered around the upper 154s.NYTime, expectations of renewed U.S. inflation and concerns over tariffs led to broad dollar buying, pushing USD/JPY to155.02yen. Afterwards, some reports suggested that2月1日 sanctions on Canada and Mexico with a 25% tariff might be postponed to25%31月日に延期される見通し154.67yen. However, White House spokesperson Lebowitz stated that Canada and Mexico would face25%, and China would face10% tariffs from2月1日, prompting renewed dollar buying and sending USD/JPY to155.22yen.
【2/3Market View