{"id":230171,"date":"2026-09-04T09:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=230171"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:45:23","slug":"dollar-index-today-yen-strongest-week-payrolls-2026-09-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/dollar-index-today-yen-strongest-week-payrolls-2026-09-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollar Index Today Holds Flat as Japanese Yen Heads for Strongest Week in a Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dollar index today flat at 99.01. Yen strengthened to 155.25\/dollar before easing to 155.71, on track for 2.5% weekly gain. Euro flat at $1.1625, sterling at $1.3527.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dollar index today held flat at 99.01, leaving the euro unchanged at $1.1625 and sterling steady at $1.3527, as broader currency markets awaited highly anticipated US payrolls data. The Japanese yen clung to its gains against the dollar, strengthening to as much as 155.25 per dollar in morning trade, just off the 155.20 high it hit last month after the July intervention, before easing to trade flat at 155.71. The yen is now heading for a 2.5 percent gain this week, its biggest weekly gain since late July, as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan interest rate hike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dollar index today held flat at 99.01 as broader currency markets awaited highly anticipated US payrolls data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next policy move. The euro was flat at $1.1625, while sterling held steady at $1.3527 against the greenback.<\/p>\n

Even as the dollar index today stayed range-bound, the Japanese yen continued to outperform, clinging to its gains and heading for its strongest week in more than a month, driven by growing expectations of a Bank of Japan interest rate hike.<\/p>\n

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