
USD/JPY Market Ignores Decisive Action Warnings
Nonbank liquidity drives USD/JPY past Japan's $73 billion defense line. See why the market views 161.99 as a green light, not a ceiling.
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Marcus Halloran is the Chief Market Strategist at forexcfd.top. With decades reading currency and index markets, he frames the macro backdrop — central-bank policy, rates and risk sentiment — that moves major FX pairs and CFD instruments.
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Nonbank liquidity drives USD/JPY past Japan's $73 billion defense line. See why the market views 161.99 as a green light, not a ceiling.

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