# Dollar clings to gains vs. yen with Japan fiscal policy, US data in focus | Reuters

> The dollar held modest gains against the yen after reaching a 9.5-month high. The yen weakened to 155.73 per dollar, its lowest level since early February, amid Japanese fiscal policy concerns and US data.

- Date: 2025-11-18 · published 2025-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22189-dollar-clings-to-gains-vs-yen-with-japan-fiscal-policy-us-data-in-focus-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar against major currencies tends to pressure US commodity export prices and raises the local-currency cost of imported feed for Japan. The effect on feed markets is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-05-22 | [Dollar gains against yen as Fed policy and debt ceiling in focus - Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36140-dollar-gains-against-yen-as-fed-policy-and-debt-ceiling-in-focus-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-12-30 | [Dollar gains broadly, slips against yen with interest-rate policy in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27132-dollar-gains-broadly-slips-against-yen-with-interest-rate-policy-in-focus.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2023-11-30 | [Global stock index rises as dollar, Treasury yields climb with rates in focus \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33362-global-stock-index-rises-as-dollar-treasury-yields-climb-with-rates-in-focus.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-01-29 | [Dollar clings to gains after US data; traders eye upcoming Fed meetings - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38005-dollar-clings-to-gains-after-us-data-traders-eye-upcoming-fed-meetings-the.md) | +0.5% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2024-01-25 | [US dollar gains after GDP data; euro falls to six-week low after dovish ECB, Lagarde \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32033-us-dollar-gains-after-gdp-data-euro-falls-to-six-week-low-after-dovish-ecb.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/yen-defensive-dollar-firms-traders-dial-back-fed-rate-cut-bets-2025-11-18/

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