# Buy yen in crisis? Not this year

> A Reuters commentary argues the yen will stay weak despite its safe-haven status, supported by Japan's large trade surplus. The Bank of Japan is lagging other central banks in ending monetary stimulus, and that gap keeps the yen soft absent a major market shock.

- Date: 2018-07-24 · published 2018-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64281-buy-yen-in-crisis-not-this-year
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A persistently weaker yen supports dollar strength and can make US feed commodities less competitive for Japanese buyers. The effect on feed prices is modest and indirect.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-haven-analysis/buy-yen-in-crisis-not-this-year-idUSKBN1KE1WM/?feedName=businessNews&feedType=RSS

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