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The yen weakened to 160.45 per dollar on April 30 morning after the Federal Reserve kept rates steady. Continued safe-haven demand for the dollar linked to the Middle East conflict added to the pressure on the yen.
A weaker yen raises the cost of dollar-priced imports for Japan, while a firmer dollar tends to weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices.
wsj.comMegumi FujikawaApr 30, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
