# Dollar gains on yen as consumer prices rise more than expected

> The dollar gained against the yen after January consumer prices rose more than expected. Interest rate futures cut expected Fed easing to 27 basis points by December, from about 37 basis points before the data.

- Date: 2025-02-12 · published 2025-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26225-dollar-gains-on-yen-as-consumer-prices-rise-more-than-expected
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US inflation reduces the likelihood of Fed cuts, which supports the dollar and raises borrowing costs. A firmer dollar tends to weigh on dollar-priced feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-10-12 | [Dollar gains after US consumer prices rise more than expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33817-dollar-gains-after-us-consumer-prices-rise-more-than-expected.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-11-23 | [Dollar gains, euro recovers on better than expected data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11254-dollar-gains-euro-recovers-on-better-than-expected-data-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-02-21 | [Won expected to lose more ground against dollar - The Korea Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54823-won-expected-to-lose-more-ground-against-dollar-the-korea-times.md) | +0.1% | +6.7% |
| DXY | 2023-08-03 | [Dollar Could Gain If Fed Cuts Start Later Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34835-dollar-could-gain-if-fed-cuts-start-later-than-expected.md) | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-10-31 | [Dollar gains on Fed rate hike expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39325-dollar-gains-on-fed-rate-hike-expectations.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-takes-breather-ahead-us-cpi-2025-02-12/

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