Georgette Boele, senior foreign exchange strategist at ABN AMRO, expects the yen to strengthen in the second half of 2027, when the Federal Reserve and ECB are expected to cut interest rates. But for now, she expects the yen to hover around 154 against the US dollar until the first quarter of 2027. “We expect the rise in energy prices to temporarily stop the yen from rebounding,” she said.

Georgette Boele, senior foreign exchange strategist at ABN AMRO, expects the yen to strengthen in the second half of 2027, when the Federal Reserve and ECB are expected to cut interest rates. But for now, she expects the yen to hover around 154 against the US dollar until the first quarter of 2027. “We expect the rise in energy prices to temporarily stop the yen from rebounding,” she said.