# Yen and Swiss franc gain as COVID variant dents risk appetite | Nippon.com

> The yen and Swiss franc gained against the dollar after news of a COVID variant potentially resistant to vaccines, with the US restricting travel from South Africa and neighbors. Growth-sensitive Australian dollar and Norwegian crown fell.

- Date: 2021-11-26 · published 2021-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11259-yen-and-swiss-franc-gain-as-covid-variant-dents-risk-appetite-nippon-com
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Risk-off flows weaken growth-sensitive currencies and can reduce commodity demand expectations, though the currency moves alone have limited direct price impact on feed.

## Read by commodity

- AUDUSD: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- nippon.com: https://www.nippon.com/en/news/reu20211126KBN2IB049/

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