Japanese Yen awaits fresh direction from Bank of Japan interest rate decision

USD/JPY trades cautiously on Thursday as attention shifts to the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy decision on Friday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a widely expected 25-basis-point rate hike on Wednesday.

Gold impact rationale

Rising rate-hike or hawkish expectations increase gold's opportunity cost.

• Source: FXStreet news
• 2026-09-17
• rates
• price_action

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