# Dollar falls against yen after Trump whacks China with more tariffs | Reuters

> The dollar fell against the yen after Trump announced more tariffs on China. The article text is largely unrelated page content about a labor market and a BOJ rate comment tied to Iran war fallout.

- Date: 2019-08-01 · published 2019-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57813-dollar-falls-against-yen-after-trump-whacks-china-with-more-tariffs-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

New US tariffs on Chinese imports raise trade-war risk for US farm exports, which is bearish for soybean and grain demand, though the article itself offers little detail on the move.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Trump escalates trade war with more China tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8497-trump-escalates-trade-war-with-more-china-tariffs.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-19 | [Trump Wants More China Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64511-trump-wants-more-china-tariffs.md) | -3.7% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Oil plunges, down more than 6% after Trump adds tariffs on China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8495-oil-plunges-down-more-than-6-after-trump-adds-tariffs-on-china.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [Which U.S. agricultural products did China hit with tariffs? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11141-which-u-s-agricultural-products-did-china-hit-with-tariffs-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2026-02-20 | [Dollar dips after Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20833-dollar-dips-after-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-s-tariffs-reuters.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2019-08-02 | [Yen surges after Trump trade salvo wipes out dollar rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57809-yen-surges-after-trump-trade-salvo-wipes-out-dollar-rally.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2026-02-23 | [Asia FX gains as tariff concerns hurt dollar; AI-led stocks hit records \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20885-asia-fx-gains-as-tariff-concerns-hurt-dollar-ai-led-stocks-hit-records-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/dollar-falls-against-yen-after-trump-whacks-china-with-more-tariffs-idUSKCN1UR31Q/

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