USD/JPY rallied by roughly 0.8% to 151.60. Unverified sources signal that Bank of Japan (BOJ) officials are of the view there’s no urgency to hike the benchmark rate next week. Interest rate futures quickly slashed BOJ October rate hike bets from 25% to under 10%, BBH FX analysts report.
FX volatility has moderated at the start of this week, with US equities extending the rebound on eased credit market concerns, ING's FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes.
The British Pound keeps a mild positive tone against the Yen on Tuesday, but has retreated from session highs at 202.80 to levels around 202.30 at the time of writing, which leaves the pair wavering without a clear direction, within the last week’s trading range.