# US dollar soars against the Japanese yen on easing trade tensions

> The dollar rose about 1.5% against the yen after the US Trade Representative delayed September tariffs on laptops, cellphones and other Chinese products. The delay reduced recession fears and trimmed expectations of rate cuts.

- Date: 2019-08-13 · published 2019-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57815-us-dollar-soars-against-the-japanese-yen-on-easing-trade-tensions
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Easing of tariff threats improves the outlook for US farm exports to China and supports dollar strength, a mildly bullish signal for US feed-grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-11-02 | [Yen falls, Australian dollar gains as US-China trade angst eases - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62287-yen-falls-australian-dollar-gains-as-us-china-trade-angst-eases-the.md) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2020-02-02 | [China December soybean imports from US soar amid easing trade tensions - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54481-china-december-soybean-imports-from-us-soar-amid-easing-trade-tensions.md) | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-07-01 | [Forex markets: Dollar advances to 2-week high after US-China trade tensions ease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58330-forex-markets-dollar-advances-to-2-week-high-after-us-china-trade-tensions-ease.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-21 | [WATCH: Renminbi rises 0.5% against the US dollar, causing optimism amongst global investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7878-watch-renminbi-rises-0-5-against-the-us-dollar-causing-optimism-amongst-global.md) | -3.5% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2019-12-16 | [USD/CAD: Trade Deal Weighs On US Dollar - Currency Live](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55809-usd-cad-trade-deal-weighs-on-us-dollar-currency-live.md) | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2025-03-01 | [Rupee falls 22 paise to 87.41 against US dollar in early trade today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26310-rupee-falls-22-paise-to-87-41-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade-today.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2025-01-29 | [Dollar strengthens against yen - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26746-dollar-strengthens-against-yen-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2019-07-01 | [Forex markets: Dollar advances to 2-week high after US-China trade tensions ease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58330-forex-markets-dollar-advances-to-2-week-high-after-us-china-trade-tensions-ease.md) | +0.4% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/13/forex-markets-japanese-yen-hong-kong-argentina-in-focus.html

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