# Mr. Yen Says Currency May Weaken to 150, Last Seen in 1990 - Bloomberg

> Eisuke Sakakibara said the yen could fall toward 150 per dollar, a level last seen in 1990. He called the widening policy gap between a hawkish Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan the biggest driver of yen weakness.

- Date: 2022-05-19 · published 2022-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41625-mr-yen-says-currency-may-weaken-to-150-last-seen-in-1990-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A further yen slide would raise Japan's dollar-denominated feed and energy import costs, adding pressure on Japanese feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-19/mr-yen-says-currency-may-weaken-to-150-level-last-seen-in-1990

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