# Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Dollar Rises as Soaring Crude Prices Boost T-Note Yields

> The Japanese yen weakened against the dollar as crude oil jumped to an 8.5-month high and US T-note yields rose. Markets priced only about a 2% chance of a Bank of Japan rate hike at the March 19 meeting.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60328-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crude prices feed through to energy and freight costs, while a weaker yen raises the yen cost of imported feed. The article is primarily currency commentary with limited direct feed-grain impact.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- markets.bostonherald.com: http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/article/barchart-2026-3-5-dollar-rises-as-soaring-crude-prices-boost-t-note-yields

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