# Japanese yen hits 7-month high as dollar tumbles-Xinhua

> The yen surged into the upper 139 range per dollar, its strongest level in about seven months. The move followed Trump's criticism of Fed Chair Powell and calls for rate cuts, which raised concerns about Fed independence.

- Date: 2025-04-22 · published 2025-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25371-japanese-yen-hits-7-month-high-as-dollar-tumbles-xinhua
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Dollar weakness driven by Fed independence worries can lift dollar-priced commodities and lower import costs for Asian feed buyers. The effect on grain prices is indirect and modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-05-01 | [Dollar tumbles after Japanese intervention boosts yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19967-dollar-tumbles-after-japanese-intervention-boosts-yen.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2024-11-29 | [Yen hits six-week high, dollar dips for month-end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27606-yen-hits-six-week-high-dollar-dips-for-month-end.md) | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2023-08-28 | [Dollar index dips, briefly hits 9-month high against yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34857-dollar-index-dips-briefly-hits-9-month-high-against-yen.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2019-02-01 | [Rupee hits 5-month high vs US dollar, then erases gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61359-rupee-hits-5-month-high-vs-us-dollar-then-erases-gains.md) | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2026-09-01 | [Sterling hits six-month high against fading dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18143-sterling-hits-six-month-high-against-fading-dollar.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- english.news.cn: https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20250422/e4b137d00f6f426793102ce467ba72ea/c.html

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