# Yen rises against weaker dollar

> The yen strengthened on July 27 as the dollar fell to a two-year low against most currencies. The decline was linked to lower US 10-year Treasury yields and expectations of further Federal Reserve easing.

- Date: 2020-07-27 · published 2020-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52345-yen-rises-against-weaker-dollar
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar supports dollar-priced commodities and can boost US export competitiveness, which tends to lift feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-02-01 | [Dollar drops against dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21351-dollar-drops-against-dong.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2025-12-01 | [Dollar edges up against dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22246-dollar-edges-up-against-dong.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2016-11-02 | [Sterling hits 2-week high against broadly weaker dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74072-sterling-hits-2-week-high-against-broadly-weaker-dollar.md) | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| DXY | 2021-12-17 | [Ringgit opens lower against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43870-ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2023-04-28 | [Ringgit Opens Higher Against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36679-ringgit-opens-higher-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- economies.com: https://www.economies.com/forex/usd-jpy-news/yen-rises-against-weaker-dollar-35226

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