USD/JPY rises to near 149.00 as US Dollar advances
USD/JPY gains to near 149.00 as the US Dollar strengthens after the dust settles from the Fed’s monetary policy. The Fed sees an “unusually elevated” US economic uncertainty due to new economic policies by President Trump. The BoJ and the Fed left interest rates steady on Wednesday. The USD/JPY pair moves higher to near 149.00 in North American trading hours on Thursday. The pair gains as the US Dollar (USD) rallies sharply in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy outcome. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the...