USD/JPY Forecast: Dollar Rises as 50-Day EMA Supports Bullish Trend – 18 December 2025
USD/JPY remains bullish above key support near 155, with the 50-day EMA reinforcing a buy-the-dip outlook ahead of the Bank of Japan decision.

USD/JPY remains bullish above key support near 155, with the 50-day EMA reinforcing a buy-the-dip outlook ahead of the Bank of Japan decision.
AUD/USD remains supported near 0.6600, with rising inflation expectations in Australia boosting the bullish case toward 0.6685–0.6700.
GBP/USD trades near support ahead of the BoE decision, with signals favoring a rise toward 1.3500 unless the pair breaks below 1.3300.
EUR/USD is stuck near key resistance as markets await the ECB decision, with signals favoring a breakout toward 1.1850 or a drop to 1.1650.
After spending the first half of the day under bearish pressure on Wednesday, EUR/USD stage a late rebound to close marginally lower.
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on the previous day’s move higher back closer to the $4,350 level and trades with a mild negative bias during the Asian session on Thursday.