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US September JOLTS job openings beat expectations and reached a four-month high, supporting the labor market. Rising long-term yields, which price in a further rate hike this year, pushed the dollar higher, with USD/JPY closing at 158.73.
The dollar also gained against the euro and pound.
Stronger US labor data raises expectations of Fed tightening, which supports the dollar and pressures dollar-priced commodities and emerging-market currencies. A firmer dollar lowers the local-currency cost of imports for Japan but raises it for many feed-importing countries.
zaikei.co.jpNov 3, 2026After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
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.
