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The yen firmed after the Bank of Japan held rates at 0.5% but two board members dissented in favour of a hike. The BOJ also announced plans to sell ETF and REIT holdings, and the dissent raised expectations of an October rate increase.
A stronger yen and tighter Japanese policy can slightly lower the dollar cost of imports for Japan, with minimal direct effect on feed commodity prices.
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Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.