USD/JPY drops toward 147.00 as USD weakens after NFP data
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USD/JPY stays under bearish pressure in the American session on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) suffers heavy losses following the dismal labor market data. Falling US Treasury bond yields further weigh on USD/JPY. After spending the first half of the day comfortably above 148.00, USD/JPY reversed its direction in the American session and dropped toward 147.00. As of writing, the pair was down 0.75% on the day at 147.30. US Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the weakest against the New Zealand Dollar. USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF USD -0.62% -0.68% -0.74% -0.08% -0.99% -0.99% -0.77% EUR 0.62% -0.03% -0.19% 0.55% -0.27% -0.35% -0.15% GBP 0.68% 0.03% -0.12% 0.58% -0.22% -0.33% -0.08% JPY 0.74% 0.19% 0.12% 0.72% -0.18% -0.22% 0.13% CAD 0.08% -0.55% -0.58% -0.72% -0.85% -0.91% -0.67% AUD 0.99% 0.27% 0.22% 0.18% 0.85% -0.10% 0.16% NZD 0.99% 0.35% 0.33% 0.22% 0.91% 0.10% 0.25% CHF 0.77% 0.15% 0.08% -0.13% 0.67% -0.16% -0.25% The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote). The sharp decline seen in the US Treasury bond yields and the heavy selling pressure surrounding the US Dollar (USD) cause USD/JPY to push lower heading into the weekend. The monthly data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) rose by 22,000 in August, missing analysts’ estimate of 75,000 by a wide margin. Additionally, “the change…
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