Forex Zambia
1 USD = 158.6866 JPY
Indicative rate, updated 7 hours ago. Not a live dealing rate - confirm with your broker before trading.
A live technical-analysis reading for USD/JPY, from Strong Sell to Strong Buy, updated automatically by TradingView. Forex has no reliable, freely-published Fear & Greed Index the way stocks or crypto do, so this momentum-based gauge is shown instead.
USD/JPY is one of the most heavily traded currency pairs in the world, driven by US Federal Reserve policy, inflation data and its role as the world's reserve currency on one side and Bank of Japan policy and its role as a safe-haven currency on the other. Its deep liquidity means tighter spreads with most brokers serving Zambian traders.
Rates shown here are indicative only. Confirm the exact rate and spread with your broker before trading.
Latest
157.590
25 Sep 2026
Highest on record
163.910
28 Jul 2026
Lowest on record
75.7700
28 Oct 2011
12-month average
157.279
146.780 – 163.910
Over the past year USD/JPY has risen 5.89%, meaning the USD has strengthened against the JPY. In the last 30 days it has moved down 0.93%. Across the last 12 months it traded between 146.780 and 163.910. Its highest level in the available history (since 1999) was 163.910 on 28 Jul 2026, and its lowest was 75.7700 on 28 Oct 2011.
Based on daily data from 4 Jan 1999 to 25 Sep 2026. Source: ECB reference rates (via Frankfurter). A rising rate means the USD is strengthening against the JPY. Past performance does not predict future results.
A pair's price is one currency's value measured against another, so the economy behind each side matters.
United States · Federal Reserve (Fed) · Free float
The US Dollar is the world's dominant reserve and trading currency. It sits on one side of roughly nine in ten forex trades, and most commodities, including copper, are priced in it.
Japan · Bank of Japan (BoJ) · Free float
The Yen is the world's third most-traded currency and a classic safe haven. Japan's very low interest rates for decades made the Yen the favourite funding currency for "carry trades".
Central-bank policy matters on both sides: the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ). When one of them is expected to keep interest rates higher than the other, that currency usually attracts capital and strengthens; a narrowing gap tends to reverse the move.
Typically rises with the Dollar
Usually moves inversely to the Dollar
Risk-off episodes tend to boost the Dollar
USD/JPY tends to rise and fall with US yields
A weaker Yen typically supports Japanese exporters' shares
1995 JPY
USD/JPY fell to below 80, then a record low for the Dollar against the Yen.
2008 USD
The global financial crisis triggered a surge in safe-haven Dollar demand.
2011 JPY
After the Fukushima earthquake the Yen surged to postwar highs before coordinated G7 intervention.
2012–15 JPY
"Abenomics" and massive monetary easing drove a large Yen depreciation.
2014–15 USD
The Fed signalled tighter policy while other central banks eased, driving a powerful Dollar rally.
2020 USD
In March 2020 a global "dash for Dollars" sent the currency sharply higher before the Fed flooded markets with liquidity.
2022 USD
The fastest Fed hiking cycle in decades pushed the Dollar to a roughly 20-year high, including parity with the Euro.
2022–24 JPY
A wide US–Japan rate gap pushed USD/JPY to multi-decade highs, prompting Japanese intervention and a sharp carry-trade unwind in August 2024.
USD/JPY is one of the most liquid pairs and is offered by virtually every broker serving Zambian traders, usually with the tightest spreads. Moves in the US Dollar seen here also flow through to USD/ZMW.
Compare brokers offering these pairs →Most active: New York session (and the London–New York overlap) • Tokyo session and the London open
1 USD is worth about 158.687 JPY (indicative, updated 7 hours ago). Always confirm the exact rate with your bank or broker before you convert or trade.
In the data we track (since 4 Jan 1999), USD/JPY peaked at 163.910 on 28 Jul 2026 and bottomed at 75.7700 on 28 Oct 2011.
USD/JPY is influenced by the relative strength of the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen. Key factors include: Federal Reserve interest-rate policy, US inflation and jobs data, Bank of Japan policy, US–Japan interest-rate gap. See the sections above for the full list.
Activity and liquidity are typically highest during: New York session (and the London–New York overlap) • Tokyo session and the London open. Spreads are usually tighter when the relevant markets are open.
USD/JPY is a major pair with high liquidity and generally tight spreads, which many beginners find easier to follow. It still carries significant risk - practise on a demo account first.
This page is educational and is not investment advice. Rates, statistics and commentary are indicative and may contain errors or be out of date. Forex and CFD trading carries a high risk of loss.