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Where the yen per US dollar exchange rate stands versus its history

The yen per US dollar exchange rate was 157.99 yen per US dollar on Oct 16, 2026, in the middle third of its 12 month range. Updated when Tiingo forex data publishes a new reading.

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Snapshot

The yen per US dollar exchange rate was 157.99 yen per US dollar on Oct 16, 2026, in the middle third of its 12 month range. The highest reading in the data is 163.87 yen per US dollar on Jul 28, 2026 and the lowest is 102.45 yen per US dollar on Jul 31, 2020; the data starts on Jan 1, 2020.

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What We Know

  • Latest reading: 157.99 yen per US dollar on Oct 16, 2026.
  • Previous reading: 158.14 yen per US dollar on Oct 15, 2026, so the latest is down 0.1%.
  • One week earlier: 158.32 yen per US dollar on Oct 9, 2026; down 0.2% since.
  • One year earlier: 150.15 yen per US dollar on Oct 16, 2025; up 5.2% since.
  • 12 month high: 163.87 yen per US dollar on Jul 28, 2026. 12 month low: 150.64 yen per US dollar on Oct 17, 2025.
  • 5 year high: 163.87 yen per US dollar on Jul 28, 2026. 5 year low: 112.78 yen per US dollar on Dec 3, 2021.
  • Highest since: the latest reading is the highest since Oct 15, 2026, the last time the series was at or above this level.
  • Lowest since: the latest reading is the lowest since Oct 14, 2026, the last time the series was at or below this level.
  • Highest in data back to Jan 1, 2020: 163.87 yen per US dollar on Jul 28, 2026. Lowest: 102.45 yen per US dollar on Jul 31, 2020.

Octans View

At 157.99 yen per US dollar, the yen per US dollar exchange rate sits 56% of the way from its 12 month low to its 12 month high. Over the past year it is up 5.2%.

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Limits. This page shows daily readings, not intraday levels; a market can trade above or below them during a session. Readings are Tiingo forex closes at the end of each UTC weekday; the current day is added once it has closed, so the latest reading can trail the market. Records refer only to the history this source carries; older data from other sources may show higher or lower levels. Nothing here is a forecast.

Method and source. Octans Research computes every figure on this page from the full published history of Tiingo series USDJPY. "Highest since" is the last earlier date when the series was at or above the latest reading. The page is regenerated by a fixed template when a new reading is published; no model wrote it.

Chart

Japanese yen per US dollar, in the middle third of its 12 month range Japanese yen per US dollar, in the middle third of its 12 month range: series rising from 114JPY to 158JPY (+44.5JPY) from 2021-10-22 to 2026-10-16. Scale 100JPY to 180JPY. 100JPY120JPY140JPY160JPY180JPY 2021-10-222026-10-16 JAPANESE YEN PER US DOLLAR, IN THE MIDDLE THIRD OF ITS 12 MONTH RANGE +44.5JPY 158JPY
Source: Tiingo · As of 2026-10-16Indicative, not investment advice.

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0.1%

• Previous reading: 158.14 yen per US dollar on Oct 15, 2026, so the latest is down 0.1% · What we know