# Yen weakens after BOJ holds rates steady, Fed boosts dollar

> The yen fell against the dollar after the Bank of Japan kept rates steady and Governor Ueda signaled a possible hike in December without giving a clear timeline. The dollar also firmed after Fed Chair Powell said a December rate cut was not guaranteed.

- Date: 2025-10-30 · published 2025-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22641-yen-weakens-after-boj-holds-rates-steady-fed-boosts-dollar
- 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 firmer dollar and weaker yen shift the relative cost of US feed and grain exports for Japanese buyers and can dampen US export demand at the margin. The effect on grain prices is modest and indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-01-29 | [US dollar firms against peers after Fed holds rates steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26413-us-dollar-firms-against-peers-after-fed-holds-rates-steady.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [Dollar gains after Fed keeps rates unchanged and yen weakens past 160](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19915-dollar-gains-after-fed-keeps-rates-unchanged-and-yen-weakens-past-160.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2026-02-05 | [U.S. dollar hits two-week high, pound slumps after BoE holds rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20865-u-s-dollar-hits-two-week-high-pound-slumps-after-boe-holds-rates.md) | -0.7% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2016-12-14 | [U.S. bond yields, dollar gain, stocks fall after Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73367-u-s-bond-yields-dollar-gain-stocks-fall-after-fed-rate-hike.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2026-04-30 | [Dollar holds firm after Fed raises inflation alarm, yen slips past 160](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19916-dollar-holds-firm-after-fed-raises-inflation-alarm-yen-slips-past-160.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/dollar-gains-as-fed-cut-bets-recede-yen-on-guard.html

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