# Soleimani strike lifts safe-haven yen; grim U.S. data hits dollar | Reuters

> The yen gained as safe-haven demand followed the US strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Weak US economic data also weighed on the dollar. The article text is truncated and mostly unrelated content appears.

- Date: 2020-01-03 · published 2020-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55321-soleimani-strike-lifts-safe-haven-yen-grim-u-s-data-hits-dollar-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Geopolitical tension lifts risk premiums in energy and can disrupt Middle East crude supply, which raises feed and transport costs. The currency reaction itself has only a modest direct effect on grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-04-13 | [US dollar rallies on safe-haven bids, rate cut delay; yen hits 34-year low - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12557-us-dollar-rallies-on-safe-haven-bids-rate-cut-delay-yen-hits-34-year-low-the.md) | -3.0% | -8.0% |
| WTI | 2022-03-11 | [Speculators' net long bets on U.S. dollar edge higher -CFTC, Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42442-speculators-net-long-bets-on-u-s-dollar-edge-higher-cftc-reuters.md) | -2.8% | -9.4% |
| WTI | 2026-04-09 | [Dollar jumps as failed U.S.-Iran peace talks spark safe-haven push](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11161-dollar-jumps-as-failed-u-s-iran-peace-talks-spark-safe-haven-push.md) | -3.3% | +2.0% |
| WTI | 2025-12-22 | [Canadian dollar rises ahead of GDP data as oil prices climb \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21735-canadian-dollar-rises-ahead-of-gdp-data-as-oil-prices-climb-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +6.5% |
| WTI | 2020-01-03 | [Oil prices jump after U.S. air strike kills top Iranian commander \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55265-oil-prices-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-kills-top-iranian-commander-reuters.md) | -2.6% | -15.7% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-13 | [US dollar rallies on safe-haven bids, rate cut delay; yen hits 34-year low - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12557-us-dollar-rallies-on-safe-haven-bids-rate-cut-delay-yen-hits-34-year-low-the.md) | -4.5% | -9.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-09 | [Dollar jumps as failed U.S.-Iran peace talks spark safe-haven push](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11161-dollar-jumps-as-failed-u-s-iran-peace-talks-spark-safe-haven-push.md) | -2.9% | -4.7% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-22 | [Canadian dollar rises ahead of GDP data as oil prices climb \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21735-canadian-dollar-rises-ahead-of-gdp-data-as-oil-prices-climb-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/dollar-stumbles-to-nine-week-low-against-safe-haven-yen-as-mideast-tensions-flare-idUSKBN1Z202B/?feedName=businessNews&feedType=RSS

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