# USD/JPY slumps to near 148.00 as Japanese Yen continues to outperform - The Pound Hub

> USD/JPY fell to near 148.00 as the yen gained safe-haven demand amid fears of a partial US government shutdown. The dollar weakened for a third straight session ahead of the US JOLTS job openings data.

- Date: 2025-09-30 · published 2025-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23133-usd-jpy-slumps-to-near-148-00-as-japanese-yen-continues-to-outperform-the-pound
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar on shutdown fears modestly supports dollar-priced US commodity exports, though the effect on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Japanese Yen benefits from reviving safe-haven demand; USD/JPY slumps to nearly two-week low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24471-japanese-yen-benefits-from-reviving-safe-haven-demand-usd-jpy-slumps-to-nearly.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-04-30 | [AUD/USD jumps near 0.7200 as Japan’s intervention sinks the USD - Bytes Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19979-aud-usd-jumps-near-0-7200-as-japan-s-intervention-sinks-the-usd-bytes-europe.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-03-31 | [Japanese Yen jumps to over one-week high against weaker USD; seems poised to climb further](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25819-japanese-yen-jumps-to-over-one-week-high-against-weaker-usd-seems-poised-to.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2025-04-02 | [USD/JPY: Yen Outperforms Major Peers as Trump Tariffs Fuel Haven Bid - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25372-usd-jpy-yen-outperforms-major-peers-as-trump-tariffs-fuel-haven-bid-bloomberg.md) | +0.3% | -3.0% |
| DXY | 2024-09-27 | [Japanese Yen drops as no candidate secures majority in the first round of LDP voting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28543-japanese-yen-drops-as-no-candidate-secures-majority-in-the-first-round-of-ldp.md) | +0.9% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- thepoundhub.com: https://thepoundhub.com/asian-currency/usd-jpy-slumps-to-near-148-00-as-japanese-yen-continues-to-outperform/

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