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USD/JPY traded just below 160.00 after an early push above it failed. Japan's July retail sales rose 4% year on year, above the 3% consensus, but the yen gained only about a third of a yen.
Strong domestic demand data supports a BoJ hike that is already heavily priced, so it adds little yen support and leaves the import cost outlook for Japanese feed buyers largely unchanged.
fxstreet.comJoshua GibsonAug 31, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
