USD to JPY mid-rate = 112.644
Right now the USD/JPY market mid-rate is 112.644 and represents ideally how many Japanese Yen you can get for one United States Dollar.
You can calculate equivalent United States Dollar to Japanese Yen currency amounts (at mid-rate) below. Then select the transaction type to compare the best exchange rates available for USD to JPY transfers or buying JPY travel money.
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United States Dollar to Japanese Yen (USD-JPY) - 10 Year History
The below table shows the historic variation in the USD/JPY exchange rate over the last 10 years. The percentage change is the difference from the date shown to present. This lets you decide if the current rate is in your favour. You can also view our various charts of USD versus other currencies : USD historical charts.
| Date | Exchange Rate | Period | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2018 | 112.7331 | Latest | |
| 02 Dec 2018 | 113.7723 | 1 Week | -0.91% |
| 09 Nov 2018 | 113.8300 | 1 Month | -0.96% |
| 12 Jun 2018 | 110.4530 | 6 Months | +2.06% |
| 09 Dec 2017 | 113.4680 | 1 Year | -0.65% |
| 09 Dec 2016 | 115.0069 | 2 Years | -1.98% |
| 10 Dec 2013 | 102.8874 | 5 Years | +9.57% |
| 11 Dec 2008 | 91.6348 | 10 Years | +23.02% |
Best Rates for USD/JPY Transfers and Travel Money
The total transaction cost you will be charged is the margin from the mid-rate offered by your foreign exchange provider plus any fixed or percentage fees. These margins and fees will vary significantly for International Money Transfers and Travel Money transactions.
You can see a sample of the margins from mid-rate in the table below which shows an example of the costs charged by FX specialist and the average bank rate when sending money transfers from USD to JPY.
Compare USD to JPY Foreign Transfers vs the Banks
| Providers | Amount JPY | Exchange Rate | Fee USD | Total Cost | Transfer Speed | Transfer Services | Reviews | Deal Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OFX | ¥1,120,200 JPY Top Provider | 112.02 | 0^ | 0.4% | 1-2 days | Online, Bank Account to Bank Account |  | |
 WorldFirst | ¥1,120,200 JPY | 112.02 | 0 | 0.4% | 1-2 days | Online, Bank Account to Bank Account | | |
Banks - Average Rate     | ¥1,054,457 JPY ¥JPY65,743 less | 106.06 | 15 | 6.24% | 2-3 days | Online, Branch, Bank Account to Bank Account | Bank Average |
The below table shows an example of the margins and possible savings when you order travel money online with a currency specialist versus the average bank, kiosk or post office rate to buy foreign cash.
Compare USD to JPY Travel Money Exchange Rates vs the Banks
| Providers | Amount JPY | Exchange Rate | Fee USD | Total Cost | Reviews | Deal Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banks - Average Rate | ¥105,280.5 JPY ¥JPY10 less | 106.35 | $10 | 6.39% | Bank Average | |
 Travelex Online US | ¥100,339 JPY ¥JPY4,952 less | 100.3386 | 0^ | 10.78% |
Why can't I just get the USD/JPY market rate I see on Google or in the Media?
The USD/JPY mid-rate is the rate you will see Quoted on Google or the News, nobody except the largest banks and businesses can get exchange rates close to this mid-rate. It is actually just the theoretical half-way point (hence mid-rate) between the last rate at which the USD / JPY was traded (bought or sold) in the international markets.
Getting a good market rate is mainly about timing however the transaction margin you end up being charged can be considerably reduced by around a few percent (of total amount being exchanged) for travel money and possibly over 5% to 6% when sending money. The exact potential savings depends on the currencies being exchanged and the amount you are transferring and if you are willing to shop around.
The closer your final exchange rate is to the market USD/JPY midrate the better deal you are getting.
Our real-time foreign transfer and travel money/cards comparison calculators make shopping around easy and help you calculate how much you can save.
The three things you need in order to get a good USD to JPY exchange rate
- Know the latest USD/JPY market mid-rate. The closer your final exchange rate is to this real market rate the better deal you are getting. You should also judge how the current rate compares to the historic rate over the past 10 years.
- Compare your Bank's transaction costs
to several
licensed FX providers, remember to compare
the exchange rate margins as well as the various types of fees. We make that easy to do with our calculators for Foreign Transfers and Travel Money transactions. - Review up-to-date Currency News and Forecasts for both the and currencies, if available.
Currency News, Research and Forecasts for United States Dollar and Japanese Yen
Whenever you are interested in an exchange rate you are actually interested in two currencies due to the fact that the value of a currency must always be quoted in comparison to a second currency.
So it follows that if you are determining the best time to transact, in this case the USD vs JPY, you should pay attention to both United States Dollar and Japanese Yen news and forecasts.
United States Dollar (USD) - Market news and forecasts
2018 has been a good year for the dollar; certainly much better than 2017, in which the world’s reserve currency lost 10 percent of its value on a trade-weighted basis. Entering the third week of November 2018, the dollar stood nearly 5 percent higher than its level on January 1st. The dollar benefitted in the month leading up to this report from Brexit uncertainty in Europe and from a collapse in the oil market, which saw its value rise against petro-currencies.
Seasonality becomes an important supporting factor for the dollar approaching year-end, and especially in November. Since 2010, the dollar has averaged trade-weighted gains of 1.8 percent in November and 0.2 percent in December.
In September, Citibank said of the dollar’s 6-12-month outlook that 3-4 percent upside was likely, followed by an 11 percent loss in the long term. It predicted EUR/USD climbing as high as $1.30, from levels in the high $1.13s at the time of writing.
Like Citi, ING remain long-term bearish on the dollar. ING isn't ruling out interventions and jawboning from Washington aimed at weakening the dollar. President Trump clearly would like a far weaker currency.
J.P. Morgan said in November that the dollar would be worth slightly more in the first half of 2019, before weakening slightly in the second half of the year.
Japanese Yen (JPY) - Market news and forecasts
As December 2018 began, the yen was little changed year-to-date, at levels near 113.6 to the US dollar.
As year-end approached, analysts considered the yen’s future, and appeared to agree that the low-yielding currency would strengthen throughout 2019 and beyond.
The median estimate of economists polled by Bloomberg in December indicated USD/JPY — the benchmark yen exchange rate — falling to 105 by the end of 2019, which marks yen strength of 8 percent from December’s opening rate. Experts at Mizuho, Citibank and Commerzbank saw the yen strengthening even further, to 100 or stronger. USD/JPY hasn’t traded at the symbolic 100 level since August 2016.
Yen strength will be driven by tighter Japanese monetary policy, experts said, and by a slower pace of policy tightening in the US. The US-Japanese interest rate differential will narrow.
At the time of writing, the yen was 5 percent higher on the year against both the euro and Australian dollar, at respective rates of 129 and 83.5.
