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The Bank of Japan kept short-term rates between 0 and 0.1% in April without signaling imminent rises. That made the yen the lowest-yielding G10 currency, prompting investors to borrow it cheaply and sell it for higher-yielding currencies.
Persistent yen weakness and carry-trade flows strengthen the dollar against Asian currencies, which can make US commodities more expensive for Japanese buyers and shift import demand.
reuters.comReutersMay 1, 2024Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
