# Yen trades near three-week low before BOJ, Fed meetings | Malay Mail

> The yen held near a three-week low ahead of a Bank of Japan meeting, as pared expectations for aggressive Federal Reserve cuts supported the dollar. The dollar traded near a two-month high against a basket of currencies, and the pound fell to a 28-month low on Brexit worries.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58317-yen-trades-near-three-week-low-before-boj-fed-meetings-malay-mail
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar and weaker major currencies shift export competitiveness and can pressure dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices, though the effect on feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

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| DXY | 2018-04-24 | [Canadian dollar steadies near three-week low as U.S. 10-year yield hits 3 per cent - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65742-canadian-dollar-steadies-near-three-week-low-as-u-s-10-year-yield-hits-3-per.md) | +0.4% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money---international/2019/07/30/yen-trades-near-three-week-low-before-boj-fed-meetings/1775904

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