# Dollar falls against yen as investors shift to safe havens

> The yen rose against the dollar as investors sought safe havens amid uncertainty over US-China trade talks. Sources said China's pledge to increase US farm purchases remained a major hurdle to a final deal.

- Date: 2019-11-13 · published 2019-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56316-dollar-falls-against-yen-as-investors-shift-to-safe-havens
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over China's farm purchase commitments weighs on US soybean and corn export expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [Dollar Slides as Trade-War Risk Drives Investors to Other Havens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9709-dollar-slides-as-trade-war-risk-drives-investors-to-other-havens.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Dollar falls against yen after Trump whacks China with more tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57813-dollar-falls-against-yen-after-trump-whacks-china-with-more-tariffs-reuters.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-07-31 | [Australian dollar falls to post-GFC low - OFX (US)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58379-australian-dollar-falls-to-post-gfc-low-ofx-us.md) | -3.5% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2024-11-26 | [Dollar climbs against dong - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27693-dollar-climbs-against-dong-vnexpress-international.md) | +0.6% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [Investors say it's time to take Trump seriously as markets recoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9710-investors-say-it-s-time-to-take-trump-seriously-as-markets-recoil.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [Dollar Slides as Trade-War Risk Drives Investors to Other Havens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9709-dollar-slides-as-trade-war-risk-drives-investors-to-other-havens.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-06-05 | [Mexican Peso Falls to Lowest in a Year as Nafta Seen Delayed - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64745-mexican-peso-falls-to-lowest-in-a-year-as-nafta-seen-delayed-bloomberg.md) | -3.0% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-26 | [Dollar climbs against dong - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27693-dollar-climbs-against-dong-vnexpress-international.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- economies.com: https://www.economies.com/forex/usd-jpy-news/dollar-falls-against-yen-as-investors-shift-to-safe-havens-31821

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