# USD/JPY Price Forecast: Remains close to 20-day EMA

> USD/JPY fell 0.3% to near 157.90 on Thursday as the US dollar weakened. Traders cited doubts that Republicans can continue their policies after Democrats won the US midterm elections, and they expect the Fed to hike rates at its December meeting.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T09:09:30.997Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81475-usd-jpy-price-forecast-remains-close-to-20-day-ema
- 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 against the yen lowers the local-currency cost of dollar-priced grain and meal imports for Japan, a modest support for feed buyers' purchasing power.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-08-31 | [USD/JPY remains depressed near 146.00, eyes US PCE Price Index for fresh impetus — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34827-usd-jpy-remains-depressed-near-146-00-eyes-us-pce-price-index-for-fresh-impetus.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [Trump Trouble: USD/JPY remains on the back foot - Forex Crunch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73229-trump-trouble-usd-jpy-remains-on-the-back-foot-forex-crunch.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2019-12-17 | [Gold Price Forecast: Gold To Rise On Fed Dollar Debasement \| Gold Eagle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55510-gold-price-forecast-gold-to-rise-on-fed-dollar-debasement-gold-eagle.md) | +0.2% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Ringgit still strong at close of trading today, 4.34 against the US dollar, thanks to rate cut forecast \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29073-ringgit-still-strong-at-close-of-trading-today-4-34-against-the-us-dollar.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2024-08-02 | [Forecasting the Coming Week: Focus remains on data and rate cut bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9289-forecasting-the-coming-week-focus-remains-on-data-and-rate-cut-bets.md) | -0.3% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/usd-jpy-price-forecast-remains-close-to-20-day-ema-202611050653

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