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The yen slid about 3% in September to 149.71 per dollar on Wednesday, its weakest in 11 months. The Bank of Japan's reluctance to exit ultra-easy policy, while the Federal Reserve keeps tightening options open, is driving the decline.
Traders are watching 150 per dollar as a level that could prompt intervention.
A weaker yen raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced grain and meal imports for Japanese feed buyers, while a stronger dollar tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices.
reuters.comKevin BucklandSep 29, 2023Not 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.
