# Japanese yen hits 160 per dollar, weakest since July 2024

> CNBC reports the yen hit 160 per dollar, its weakest since July 2024, as the dollar strengthened while other currencies rose on Gulf ceasefire optimism. The dollar index was up 0.17% at 100.4, and the yen has lost over 2% since the war began.

- Date: 2026-03-27 · published 2026-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20402-japanese-yen-hits-160-per-dollar-weakest-since-july-2024
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A yen move through key intervention levels can prompt Japanese official action and sharp currency swings. A firmer dollar tends to weigh on dollar-priced commodity values while raising Japanese import costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-04-16 | [Dollar hits 5-month high against euro; yen weakest since 1990](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30942-dollar-hits-5-month-high-against-euro-yen-weakest-since-1990.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2016-11-09 | [Dollar rises vs yen to highest since July 27](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74083-dollar-rises-vs-yen-to-highest-since-july-27.md) | +3.1% | +3.3% |
| DXY | 2022-04-28 | [Dollar index hits highest level since 2002](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42070-dollar-index-hits-highest-level-since-2002.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2023-06-30 | [Yen weakens to ¥145 per dollar, nears 2022 intervention level - The Japan Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35733-yen-weakens-to-145-per-dollar-nears-2022-intervention-level-the-japan-times.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2021-03-31 | [U.S. dollar crowns best quarter since June 2018 with one-year high vs. yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48351-u-s-dollar-crowns-best-quarter-since-june-2018-with-one-year-high-vs-yen.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/dollar-cashes-in-on-safe-haven-demand-set-for-best-month-since-july.html

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