# Dollar hits three-week low to yen as Fed’s Powell less hawkish than feared - Markets - Business Recorder

> The dollar fell to a three-week low against the yen after Fed Chair Powell said the economy was not necessarily in recession and that the pace of rate hikes could slow. The dollar dropped as low as 135.105 yen, and the two-year Treasury yield eased. The Fed had just raised rates by 75 basis points.

- Date: 2022-07-28 · published 2022-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40731-dollar-hits-three-week-low-to-yen-as-fed-s-powell-less-hawkish-than-feared
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a slower pace of Fed tightening weaken the dollar, which typically supports dollar-priced grains and oilseeds. The effect on feed markets is indirect and mainly sentiment-driven.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-08-31 | [Dollar falls to more than 3-week low with payrolls eyed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45752-dollar-falls-to-more-than-3-week-low-with-payrolls-eyed-markets-business.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-07-28 | [China’s yuan touches two-week high after Fed appears less hawkish than expected - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40701-china-s-yuan-touches-two-week-high-after-fed-appears-less-hawkish-than-expected.md) | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Dollar falters as investors challenge Fed’s hawkishnes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38421-dollar-falters-as-investors-challenge-fed-s-hawkishnes-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2021-08-30 | [Dollar pinned as Powell plods toward tapering - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45483-dollar-pinned-as-powell-plods-toward-tapering-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.7% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-06-10 | [Dollar slumps to three-month lows on Fed easing speculation - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52808-dollar-slumps-to-three-month-lows-on-fed-easing-speculation-markets-business.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40188679

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