# FOREX-Yen set to snap nine weeks of losses, dollar holds firm

> The yen was set to snap a nine-week losing streak as risk sentiment weakened and a Wall Street selloff drove flight-to-safety demand. The dollar held near 20-year highs while U.S. 10-year yields fell from their earlier peak.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41626-forex-yen-set-to-snap-nine-weeks-of-losses-dollar-holds-firm
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Shifts in haven demand and yields alter dollar strength, which affects the relative cost of dollar-priced grains and meals for importers in yen and other currencies.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-06-30 | [Dollar firm ahead of PCE numbers, briefly pokes head above 145 yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35737-dollar-firm-ahead-of-pce-numbers-briefly-pokes-head-above-145-yen.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2017-12-01 | [FOREX-Dollar gains vs yen on US tax reform hopes but sags against euro, pound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67699-forex-dollar-gains-vs-yen-on-us-tax-reform-hopes-but-sags-against-euro-pound.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-11-21 | [Dollar slips against yen but heads for broad weekly rise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22143-dollar-slips-against-yen-but-heads-for-broad-weekly-rise-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2021-08-26 | [Yen Falls on Rising US Yields, Dollar Soft Again - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45776-yen-falls-on-rising-us-yields-dollar-soft-again-actionforex.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2019-06-17 | [Forex Market: Dollar steady ahead of Fed meeting; low chances of June rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58784-forex-market-dollar-steady-ahead-of-fed-meeting-low-chances-of-june-rate-cut.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- dtnext.in: https://www.dtnext.in/news/business/forex-yen-set-to-snap-nine-weeks-of-losses-dollar-holds-firm

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