# Yen Remains Weak On US-China Trade Uncertainty | Forex News

> The yen weakened as the dollar gained on the ongoing US-China trade dispute. Reports said China was seriously considering limiting rare-earth shipments to the US and halting imports of US agricultural products, while the US said it was in no rush to finalize a new trade deal.

- Date: 2019-05-30 · published 2019-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59309-yen-remains-weak-on-us-china-trade-uncertainty-forex-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A Chinese halt to US farm imports would remove a key export market for US soybeans and other crops, pressuring soybean prices. The reported threat also adds to uncertainty over the US-China trade deal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-02-07 | [Trade Policy Uncertainty: Lingering Concern for Farmers - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72478-trade-policy-uncertainty-lingering-concern-for-farmers-farm-policy-news.md) | +1.8% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-08-27 | [Forex markets: US-China trade tensions in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57811-forex-markets-us-china-trade-tensions-in-focus.md) | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2020-05-28 | [Soybean Retreats From Two-Week High on US-China Trade Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53165-soybean-retreats-from-two-week-high-on-us-china-trade-concerns.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-05-02 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on renewed trade tensions with China - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53163-u-s-grains-soybeans-slide-on-renewed-trade-tensions-with-china-grainews.md) | +0.2% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-04-30 | [CBOT soybeans hit two-week low on US-China trade war concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25128-cbot-soybeans-hit-two-week-low-on-us-china-trade-war-concerns.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- tradersasset.com: https://www.tradersasset.com/news/yen-remains-weak-on-us-china-trade-uncertainty

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