{"id":15589,"date":"2025-09-30T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alchemymarkets.com\/?post_type=market_insights&p=15589"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:50:46","slug":"usd-jpy-downside-risks-mount-as-shutdown-fears-weigh-on-dollar","status":"publish","type":"market_insights","link":"https:\/\/alchemymarkets.com\/it\/education\/market-insights\/opening-bell\/usd-jpy-downside-risks-mount-as-shutdown-fears-weigh-on-dollar\/","title":{"rendered":"USD\/JPY: Downside Risks Mount as Shutdown Fears Weigh on Dollar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. dollar has been on the back foot in recent sessions, hit by the twin pressures of a looming U.S. government shutdown and sliding oil prices. The yen has emerged as the top performer, with traders increasingly eyeing lower USD\/JPY as the favoured trade during periods of heightened political and economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History provides a guide here: during the 2018-19 shutdown, USD\/JPY shed about 1.5%. Today, the pair is trading roughly 1% above its short-term fair value, suggesting there\u2019s still room for a corrective move lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the commodities side, softer oil prices continue to weigh on the dollar and commodity-linked currencies like CAD, while offering support to the yen and euro. Into year-end, downside risks in energy markets remain a theme our commodities team has consistently flagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macro data will be another key driver this week. The U.S. labor market is in focus, with JOLTS openings (after a weak July print) and Conference Board consumer confidence on deck. Later in the week, payrolls data could provide fresh direction \u2014 if it\u2019s not delayed by a shutdown. For now, markets are pricing around 42bp of cuts into year-end, still above the Fed\u2019s median Dot Plot. That leaves the bar high for more hawkish repricing and lowers it for dovish bets, skewing risks toward a weaker dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical View: Bearish Tilt Emerging<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The USD\/JPY chart tells a story of its own. Since April 2025, the pair has been trading inside a clear upward channel, repeatedly testing both support and resistance. However, recent price action shows the rally stalling near 152.00, with the pair rolling lower as Fed cut expectations re-emerge and U.S. yields soften.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The channel\u2019s lower bound \u2014 now near 146.00 \u2014 has been tested multiple times. If this floor breaks, the technical picture turns decisively bearish. A move toward the 142.00 level in the near term looks increasingly plausible, particularly if shutdown headlines and weaker U.S. data drive risk-off flows into the yen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Momentum indicators back this view, with RSI hovering around neutral but tilting lower, suggesting downside pressure is building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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