# USD/JPY - Forecast Sep. 30-Oct. 4 - Investors Uneasy Over New Sales Tax - Forex Crunch

> USD/JPY was forecast for the week of Sep 30 to Oct 4 with the dollar up five straight weeks against the yen. Japan's sales tax was set to rise from 8% to 10% on October 1, and Japanese data was weak.

- Date: 2019-09-29 · published 2019-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57298-usd-jpy-forecast-sep-30-oct-4-investors-uneasy-over-new-sales-tax-forex-crunch
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Yen moves reflect risk sentiment and Japanese demand conditions; this is routine currency commentary with little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: neutral

## Sources

- forexcrunch.com: https://www.forexcrunch.com/blog/2019/09/29/usd-jpy-forecast-sep-30-oct-4-investors-uneasy-about-new-sales-tax/

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