USD/JPY traded at 153.971 yen on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 08:05 GMT, sitting near its 11-day low. The exchange rate reached a high of 160.175 and a low of 153.960 over the past 11 days. The pair is near the floor of that span.
Speculative Yen Positions
Weekly positioning figures from the CFTC showed speculators held a net short position of 92,227 contracts on the Japanese yen in the report of 01 September 2026. That tally was up by 28,929 contracts from 63,298 contracts recorded a week earlier. A short position represents contracts that gain if the currency declines.
Other currency pairs recorded measurements at the same time on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 08:05 GMT. EUR/USD was at $1.1613, and GBP/USD stood at $1.3533.
Source: CFTC | Data: Swissquote
