# Japanese Yen seems poised to appreciate further against weaker USD amid trade woes

> The yen extended gains against a weaker dollar, trading near a multi-month high as trade war worries and divergent BoJ and Fed rate expectations drove flows. Japan's core inflation accelerated in March, supporting expectations of further BoJ hikes.

- Date: 2025-04-21 · published 2025-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25373-japanese-yen-seems-poised-to-appreciate-further-against-weaker-usd-amid-trade
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Rate-expectation divergence and safe-haven flows are shifting currency values that affect the dollar cost of imported feed inputs in Japan. The price effect on grains is secondary.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-03-31 | [Japanese Yen jumps to over one-week high against weaker USD; seems poised to climb further](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25819-japanese-yen-jumps-to-over-one-week-high-against-weaker-usd-seems-poised-to.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2026-08-24 | [Bangkok Post - Baht set to rise further amid US worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18173-bangkok-post-baht-set-to-rise-further-amid-us-worries.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2020-07-27 | [Yen rises against weaker dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52345-yen-rises-against-weaker-dollar.md) | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2020-06-10 | [Possible Fed move to cap yield rise could further weaken U.S. dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52807-possible-fed-move-to-cap-yield-rise-could-further-weaken-u-s-dollar-financial.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-01-26 | [Japanese Yen clings to gains amid intervention fears, hawkish BoJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21297-japanese-yen-clings-to-gains-amid-intervention-fears-hawkish-boj.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japanese-yen-rallies-to-fresh-high-since-september-2024-against-a-broadly-weaker-usd-202504210231

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