# Japanese Yen and Aussie Dollar News: BoJ vs. Fed Rate Path Battle Heats Up | FXEmpire

> The yen and Aussie dollar moved on Japanese labor and retail data, with Japan's unemployment falling to 2.4% and retail sales rising 3.7% year-on-year in December. Markets also weighed US core PCE expectations and weak Australian producer prices that raised RBA cut bets.

- Date: 2025-01-31 · published 2025-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26748-japanese-yen-and-aussie-dollar-news-boj-vs-fed-rate-path-battle-heats-up
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves in the yen and Aussie dollar shift the relative competitiveness of Australian and Japanese demand for commodities, but the direct effect on feed grain prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- AUDUSD: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fxempire.com: https://www.fxempire.com/forecasts/article/japanese-yen-and-aussie-dollar-news-boj-vs-fed-rate-path-battle-heats-up-1494363

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