# Japanese Yen jumps to over one-week high against weaker USD; seems poised to climb further

> The Japanese yen rose to a one-week high against a weaker dollar on Monday as tariff jitters and global risk-off sentiment boosted safe-haven demand. Traders expected further Bank of Japan rate hikes, while the Fed was seen possibly resuming cuts.

- Date: 2025-03-31 · published 2025-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25819-japanese-yen-jumps-to-over-one-week-high-against-weaker-usd-seems-poised-to
- 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-differential shifts and safe-haven flows move the dollar, which can affect US export competitiveness and dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-04-21 | [Japanese Yen seems poised to appreciate further against weaker USD amid trade woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25373-japanese-yen-seems-poised-to-appreciate-further-against-weaker-usd-amid-trade.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-02-29 | [Japanese Yen eases from over one-week high, bulls turn cautious ahead of US PCE Price Index](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31912-japanese-yen-eases-from-over-one-week-high-bulls-turn-cautious-ahead-of-us-pce.md) | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2020-02-28 | [Virus panic sends yen to seven-week high against dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54814-virus-panic-sends-yen-to-seven-week-high-against-dollar.md) | -0.5% | +4.3% |
| DXY | 2017-09-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to near 16-month high against USD - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7803-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-near-16-month-high-against-usd-people-s-daily-online.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2025-09-30 | [USD/JPY slumps to near 148.00 as Japanese Yen continues to outperform - The Pound Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23133-usd-jpy-slumps-to-near-148-00-as-japanese-yen-continues-to-outperform-the-pound.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japanese-yen-advances-to-one-week-high-against-usd-amid-the-risk-off-mood-202503310244

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