Curry Dish, Not Big Mac, Captures Just How Weak Yen Is, BNY Says

Bank of New York Mellon’s strategist is tracking yen weakness using the price of a Japanese fast-food staple as a real-time proxy, noting that the effect of recent FX intervention is fading. The framing suggests the yen’s depreciation pressure persists rather than reverses immediately. The update is more diagnostic than catalytic, implying limited near-term market impact but useful signal for FX positioning.

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Bank of New York Mellon’s strategist is tracking yen weakness using the price of a Japanese fast-food staple as a real-time proxy, noting that the effect of recent FX intervention is fading. The framing suggests the yen’s depreciation pressure persists rather than reverses immediately. The update is more diagnostic than catalytic, implying limited near-term market impact but useful signal for FX positioning.