The Japanese yen continues to strengthen due to unexpectedly strong growth in the Japan's economy in the fourth quarter of 2024, which exceeded the forecasts of analysts. This growth is driven by an increase in business spending and consumption, which supports the central bank's arguments in favor of further interest rate hikes. The weakening of the U.S. dollar, in turn, due to weaker-than-expected economic data, which revived expectations of additional rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. data, which revived expectations of additional rate cuts by the Federal by the Federal Reserve this year. Technically, the USD/JPY pair has entered a potential support zone located at 152.00. around 152.00, but at the moment there are no signs of slowing down the downward trend in the market. downward trend on the market is not observed.