# West Asia tensions send yen to three-month peak - The HinduBusinessLine

> The safe-haven yen hit a three-month high on January 6 as US-Iran tensions rose after the killing of a top Iranian commander. Iran signaled it would abandon limits on uranium enrichment, and Trump warned of major retaliation. Spot gold jumped to near a seven-year high.

- Date: 2020-01-06 · published 2020-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55324-west-asia-tensions-send-yen-to-three-month-peak-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Escalating US-Iran conflict raised oil risk premiums because of potential supply disruption in the Gulf, which lifts energy and feed transport costs. Basmati and other Gulf-bound trade faces additional uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-04 | [Urea, DAP prices surge amid Gulf tensions and supply concerns - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5102-urea-dap-prices-surge-amid-gulf-tensions-and-supply-concerns-the.md) | +7.9% | +48.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-08-25 | [Crude oil price traded higher on Tuesday morning. - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18009-crude-oil-price-traded-higher-on-tuesday-morning-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.5% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2020-01-20 | [Rupee slips 4 paise to 71.12 against US dollar amid rising crude prices  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55371-rupee-slips-4-paise-to-71-12-against-us-dollar-amid-rising-crude-prices-the.md) | -6.9% | -11.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-09-08 | [Crude oil futures rise after Iran threatens retaliatory strike on energy assets - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17584-crude-oil-futures-rise-after-iran-threatens-retaliatory-strike-on-energy-assets.md) | +12.9% | +11.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-11 | [Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11156-oil-prices-jumps-4-to-2-month-high-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east-reuters.md) | +14.7% | +5.4% |
| WTI | 2026-03-04 | [Urea, DAP prices surge amid Gulf tensions and supply concerns - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5102-urea-dap-prices-surge-amid-gulf-tensions-and-supply-concerns-the.md) | +12.2% | +37.4% |
| WTI | 2026-08-25 | [Crude oil price traded higher on Tuesday morning. - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18009-crude-oil-price-traded-higher-on-tuesday-morning-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.8% | +12.4% |
| WTI | 2026-09-08 | [Crude oil futures rise after Iran threatens retaliatory strike on energy assets - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17584-crude-oil-futures-rise-after-iran-threatens-retaliatory-strike-on-energy-assets.md) | +10.6% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/forex/west-asia-tensions-send-yen-to-three-month-peak/article30490957.ece

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