# Yen dips to 2-month low against dollar as investors bet on longer BOJ pause - Nikkei Asia

> The Japanese yen weakened to its lowest level against the dollar in almost two months as investors scaled back bets that the Bank of Japan would raise rates soon. Stronger-than-expected US economic indicators also reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23126-yen-dips-to-2-month-low-against-dollar-as-investors-bet-on-longer-boj-pause
- 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 make US feed grain and meal exports more expensive for Japanese buyers, a mild bearish factor for US feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-27 | [Yen plunges past 160 against dollar for 1st time in 20 months - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20401-yen-plunges-past-160-against-dollar-for-1st-time-in-20-months-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2024-02-15 | [Thai baht, Malaysian ringgit sink to three-month lows against dollar - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31954-thai-baht-malaysian-ringgit-sink-to-three-month-lows-against-dollar-nikkei-asia.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-09-26 | [Yen weakens past 149 to dollar, nearing 1-year low - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34349-yen-weakens-past-149-to-dollar-nearing-1-year-low-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2016-11-30 | [Dollar surges to 8-1/2-month high against yen on OPEC deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74079-dollar-surges-to-8-1-2-month-high-against-yen-on-opec-deal.md) | -0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2023-10-04 | [Rand falls to lowest level against the dollar in months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33924-rand-falls-to-lowest-level-against-the-dollar-in-months.md) | -0.8% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/currencies/yen-dips-to-2-month-low-against-dollar-as-investors-bet-on-longer-boj-pause

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