U.S. Dollar Gains Ground As Initial Jobless Claims Drop: Analysis For EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY.The American currency is moving higher as traders react to job market data.
Fed Admits Conducting 'Extremely Rare' Dollar-Yen 'Rate Check' On White House Request.To add Benzinga News as your preferred source on Google, click here. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday acknowledged performing a “rate check” on the dollar-yen exchange rate for the White House, hinting at possible active intervention in the currency markets.
USD/JPY – 19.02.2026.The pair retreated last week and managed to close from the first support at 152.00. The uptrend wave is still ongoing towards 160.20, as long as the market remains above 150.70-90.