# Good time to buy yen with your dollars, history suggests - The Japan Times

> Bloomberg reports that January has historically been a favorable month for the yen, with gains against the dollar in seven of the last ten years. Credit Agricole expects the dollar to weaken at the start of the year as global investors sell dollar holdings and Chinese participants unwind positions before Lunar New Year.

- Date: 2019-12-30 · published 2019-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55793-good-time-to-buy-yen-with-your-dollars-history-suggests-the-japan-times
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer yen against the dollar would make dollar-priced imports of feed inputs cheaper for Japan, while a weaker dollar generally supports dollar-denominated grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-03-19 | [The dollar's doldrums - The Japan Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66190-the-dollar-s-doldrums-the-japan-times.md) | -1.2% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2022-09-22 | [Japan Intervenes to Prop Up the Sliding Yen - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39809-japan-intervenes-to-prop-up-the-sliding-yen-the-new-york-times.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2026-02-01 | [Yen jumps in broad hit to dollar as Japan intervention risks grow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21292-yen-jumps-in-broad-hit-to-dollar-as-japan-intervention-risks-grow.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-07-19 | [Pound rallies vs dollar as data suggests BoE has room to hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40751-pound-rallies-vs-dollar-as-data-suggests-boe-has-room-to-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-04-22 | [Japanese yen hits 7-month high as dollar tumbles-Xinhua](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25371-japanese-yen-hits-7-month-high-as-dollar-tumbles-xinhua.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- japantimes.co.jp: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/30/business/financial-markets/good-time-to-buy-yen/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.