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The yen whipsawed after Governor Kazuo Ueda unexpectedly altered yield curve control, with the currency swinging about 1% in each direction within an hour. The choppiness continued through the press conference even as the moves narrowed.
Sharp intraday currency swings add uncertainty to dollar-based pricing of imports and exports. The effect on feed commodity prices is likely limited and mainly comes through the dollar.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.