# Dollar falls versus yen after smaller-than-expected rise in US inflation, euro eases

> Reuters reports the dollar fell against the Japanese yen after US November consumer prices rose 2.7% year-on-year, below the 3.1% forecast. The euro eased in the same session.

- Date: 2026-01-01 · published 2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21690-dollar-falls-versus-yen-after-smaller-than-expected-rise-in-us-inflation-euro
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Softer US inflation raises odds of Fed easing, which tends to weaken the dollar and support dollar-priced commodities, though the effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-04-12 | [Oil rises 2% on lower-than-expected US inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36559-oil-rises-2-on-lower-than-expected-us-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-09-30 | [Dollar gains on euro after inflation data, sterling falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39798-dollar-gains-on-euro-after-inflation-data-sterling-falls.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2023-03-16 | [Euro rises, dollar falls after ECB rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10083-euro-rises-dollar-falls-after-ecb-rate-decision.md) | -1.2% | -2.5% |
| DXY | 2024-07-26 | [Dollar treads water after tame US inflation report, yen rally stalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29456-dollar-treads-water-after-tame-us-inflation-report-yen-rally-stalls.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-12-13 | [U.S. dollar tumbles across the board as inflation rise eases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38150-u-s-dollar-tumbles-across-the-board-as-inflation-rise-eases.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/dollar-holds-gains-against-sterling-yen-central-bank-decisions-loom-2025-12-18/

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