# Yen stumbles to 40-year low as clock ticks on intervention | Reuters

> The Japanese yen fell to a 40-year low against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan's latest rate hike. Japanese rates remain far below US levels, sustaining a wide yield gap and carry trades that borrow in yen.

- Date: 2026-06-30 · published 2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19040-yen-stumbles-to-40-year-low-as-clock-ticks-on-intervention-reuters
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker yen raises Japan's import costs for feed and energy and can shift Japanese buying of US and Brazilian feed commodities, while a stronger dollar tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/yen-hits-40-year-low-clock-ticks-intervention-2026-06-30/

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