The USD/JPY pair trades in negative territory near 157.65 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) following a coordinated currency intervention by the United States (US) and Japan.

The USD/CAD pair remains on the back foot during the Asian session on Thursday, with bears now awaiting a break below the 1.4000 psychological mark before positioning for an extension of the previous day's pullback from a one-week top.

AUD/USD steadies after two days of gains, trading around 0.7060 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The pair moves little as the Australian Dollar (AUD) remains silent following the release of domestic Trade Balance data.

The GBP/USD pair is seen consolidating its gains recorded over the past two days and trading around the 1.3470 region during the Asian session on Thursday.

The EUR/USD pair edges higher to near 1.1555 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday. US Dollar (USD) softens against the Euro (EUR) on cooling tensions in the Middle East and weaker-than-expected US economic data. The US Initial Jobless Claims report is due later on Thursday. 

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7895 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7889 and 6.7462 Reuters estimate.

The pair changes hands just above 157.50, flat on the session and sitting directly on a 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) that has risen to meet it. The range covers less than 60 pips.

The Aussie is trading just above 0.7050 after a gain of not quite two tenths of a percent, its best level in seven weeks and the first time since mid-June that price has held clear of the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) near 0.7000.

Monday's session did the entire week's work in a single candle, reclaiming the moving-average band that had capped every rally since mid-July and stalling just short of 1.3500. The two sessions since have traded wholly inside it.

The Mexican Peso extends its gains for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday, as the US Dollar remains on the back foot amid softer-than-expected US jobs data ahead of the crucial Nonfarm Payrolls report. The USD/MXN trades at 17.24, down 0.10%.

EUR/USD trades on the front foot near 1.1560 on Wednesday, adding around 0.2% as a weak United States (US) labor market report undermines the US Dollar (USD).

The Swiss Franc (CHF) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected US economic data pressures the Greenback, while traders closely follow efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of writing, USD/CHF trades around 0.8078, down nearly 0.18% on the day.

USD/JPY trades around 157.65 on Wednesday at the time of writing, little changed on the day, as weakness in the US Dollar (USD) is offset by investors' cautious stance toward the Japanese Yen (JPY).

The Pound Sterling advances some 0.12% on Wednesday as the US Dollar registers back-to-back days of losses, after US jobs data was softer than expected, even though business activity in the services sector continues to expand solidly. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3467.

EUR/JPY trades broadly flat near 181.94 on Wednesday, up a marginal 0.01% as the cross pauses after a steady four-session recovery.

AUD/USD trades around 0.7060 on Wednesday at the time of writing, up 0.20% on the day. The pair benefits from broad-based US Dollar (USD) weakness as investors react to softer US economic data and an improvement in risk sentiment driven by the latest geopolitical developments.

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret describe the Euro (EUR) as steady in the mid-to-lower 1.15 area, trading close to fair value based on 2-year US–Germany spreads. Fundamentals and sentiment are seen as constructive, underpinning EUR recovery since early Q3.

BNY’s Geoff Yu notes Brazilian portfolio inflows are near post-COVID highs ahead of the Selic decision, with strong demand for equities and government bonds.

EUR/USD trades modestly higher on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected US labour market data and easing energy-driven inflation risks temper Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hike expectations and weigh on the US Dollar (USD).

TD Securities strategists see the recent intervention-driven USD/JPY decline as cyclical rather than regime-changing. They expect December as the more likely timing for the next Bank of Japan (BoJ) hike and doubt sustained joint US‑Japan intervention support.

Reuters’ latest poll of foreign exchange strategists shows a modest downward revision in Euro (EUR) forecasts while highlighting persistent market skepticism over the effectiveness of Japanese currency intervention.

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad reports USD/INR is firmer after recently testing a one‑month low, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) unanimous decision to keep its policy rate at 5.25% and maintain a neutral bias.

Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke notes that markets expect a further 25 bps cut from the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB), but real rates would remain highly restrictive near 9.4%.

USD/CAD trades around 1.4040 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.14% on the day, as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) benefits from a rebound in Oil prices.

USD/JPY trades under modest pressure on Wednesday as easing tensions in the Middle East and weaker US labour market data weigh on the US Dollar (USD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 157.45, down 0.20% on the day.

TD Securities reviews New Zealand’s Q2 labour report, noting unemployment rose to 5.6%, an 11‑year high, partly on higher participation, while employment still grew 0.5% quarter‑on‑quarter. Private-sector wages slightly beat consensus and the RBNZ’s May forecast.

Societe Generale’s Kit Juckes, drawing on Scott Bessent’s perspective, argues that recent coordinated US-Japan action in the Japanese Yen is part of a broader US trade strategy.

The Euro (EUR) trades 0.15% higher at around 1.1550 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Wednesday. The major currency pair gains as the US Dollar faces selling pressure ahead of a busy North American session.

Silver (XAG/USD) has found some resistance at the $61.90 area on Wednesday, before pulling back to $61.24 at the moment of writing, but remains above the top of the last four weeks’ range, at the $60.90 area.

The British Pound (GBP) extends gains for the second consecutive day against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Wednesday, with the GBP/JPY pair holding around 212.30 after bouncing from five-month lows at 209.55 on Monday.