Will the yen close below 155 per dollar before Aug 21?

The Japanese yen did not strengthen past 155 per dollar before Aug. 21, 2026. USD/JPY remained well above that level, trading in a range of roughly 158 to 160 through the week of Aug. 17-21, according to Federal Reserve H.10 foreign exchange data. The yen had rebounded from a weaker level near 163.87 in late July following a coordinated U.S.-Japan currency intervention in early August, with strategists at the time identifying 155 as the key threshold that would confirm the rally's staying power, according to Bloomberg. The dollar remained comparatively strong through mid-August despite the intervention, and the yen's recovery lost momentum before reaching that closely watched level. As a result, the exchange rate stayed in a weaker range for the yen than the question required to resolve yes. Both community forecasters had predicted the yen would close below 155, anticipating a stronger currency, but the exchange rate never reached that level, so the community's prediction did not match the actual outcome.