# Yen hits 6-month high on U.S. economic slowdown fears - Nikkei Asia

> The yen rose to the mid-145 range per dollar, its strongest level in about six months, as markets judged new US tariffs would harm the American economy. The move reflected expectations that tariffs were harsher than the market had anticipated.

- Date: 2025-04-03 · published 2025-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25375-yen-hits-6-month-high-on-u-s-economic-slowdown-fears-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of US economic slowdown from tariffs weigh on dollar demand and global commodity demand outlooks. For feed markets, the effect runs through currency and growth channels rather than direct supply changes.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Thai baht hits 13-month high against dollar on economic hopes - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29095-thai-baht-hits-13-month-high-against-dollar-on-economic-hopes-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2024-05-03 | [Oil Slumps as Macroeconomic Data Highlight Demand Slowdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7235-oil-slumps-as-macroeconomic-data-highlight-demand-slowdown.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| 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 | 2023-01-26 | [Euro hits fresh nine-month highs on ECB prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38000-euro-hits-fresh-nine-month-highs-on-ecb-prospects.md) | -0.3% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2018-12-20 | [Dollar sinks to 3-month low vs yen on U.S. rate outlook, growth fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61785-dollar-sinks-to-3-month-low-vs-yen-on-u-s-rate-outlook-growth-fears.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/currencies/yen-hits-6-month-high-on-u.s.-economic-slowdown-fears

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