# Dollar near 2-month high vs yen, U.S. inflation beats expectations | Financial Post

> The dollar held near a two-month high against the yen after a key U.S. inflation gauge, core PCE, rose 3.1% year on year, above the 2.9% forecast. The euro and pound were little changed, and the dollar's gains faded ahead of a long weekend. Investors still debated whether the inflation surge would prompt an earlier Federal Reserve taper of asset buying.

- Date: 2021-05-31 · published 2021-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47351-dollar-near-2-month-high-vs-yen-u-s-inflation-beats-expectations-financial-post
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger dollar expectations tend to pressure dollar-priced grains, oilseeds and meals while making US exports pricier for foreign buyers. A firmer dollar can also ease import costs for currencies like the yen, which slightly offsets the commodity price effect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-04-19 | [Dollar firms as U.S. yields rise, high British inflation underpins pound \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36664-dollar-firms-as-u-s-yields-rise-high-british-inflation-underpins-pound.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2026-10-14 | [Dollar hits fresh 18-month high as hot inflation boosts Fed hike expectation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/649-dollar-hits-fresh-18-month-high-as-hot-inflation-boosts-fed-hike-expectation.md) | -0.3% | — |
| DXY | 2022-01-28 | [Dollar set for sparkling week as hike expectations surge \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12226-dollar-set-for-sparkling-week-as-hike-expectations-surge-financial-post.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-05-27 | [Dollar firms as traders brace for U.S. inflation gauge \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47285-dollar-firms-as-traders-brace-for-u-s-inflation-gauge-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2020-03-31 | [Yen declines on year-end U.S. dollar demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54348-yen-declines-on-year-end-u-s-dollar-demand-financial-post.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/dollar-near-2-month-high-vs-yen-u-s-inflation-beats-expectations

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