ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Yen very weak, AUd slides on poor jobs report

ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Yen very weak, AUd slides on poor jobs report

Forex news for Asian trading on Thursday, July 17, 2025

Yen slides as tariff, election concerns weigh; Aussie hit by soft jobs

TOKYO (Reuters) — The yen slid on Thursday as concerns mounted over a pivotal election in Japan and a still elusive trade deal with the U.S. to avoid a punishing

AUD/USD: Corrective pullback on the daily chart – OCBC

Australian Dollar (AUD) slipped amid downside surprise to labour market data – from multiple aspects. AUD was last at 0.6472, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.