# Dollar strengthens against yen - Business & Finance - Business Recorder

> The dollar strengthened 0.65% against the yen to 155.5 after President Trump said he planned tariffs on imported computer chips, pharmaceuticals and steel. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly proposed universal tariffs starting at 2.5% and rising monthly. The dollar's gains came as concerns over Chinese AI model DeepSeek faded.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26746-dollar-strengthens-against-yen-business-and-finance-business-recorder
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Broad US tariffs raise trade-war risk and can strengthen the dollar, which tends to weigh on US commodity export competitiveness. The effect on feed prices depends on whether tariffs extend to agricultural goods.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-08-13 | [US dollar soars against the Japanese yen on easing trade tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57815-us-dollar-soars-against-the-japanese-yen-on-easing-trade-tensions.md) | +0.5% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-03-05 | [Dollar's strength yet another snag for U.S.-China farm deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54376-dollar-s-strength-yet-another-snag-for-u-s-china-farm-deal.md) | +1.3% | +6.0% |
| DXY | 2025-02-28 | [Sterling set for first monthly rise since September - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26319-sterling-set-for-first-monthly-rise-since-september-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2024-11-26 | [Dollar climbs against dong - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27693-dollar-climbs-against-dong-vnexpress-international.md) | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2019-05-31 | [Mexican Peso Tumbles Against the Dollar - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59299-mexican-peso-tumbles-against-the-dollar-wsj.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40345184

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