# JPY: Why the yen’s at a crossroads | articles | ING THINK

> ING analysts see USD/JPY pulled by two opposing forces: further Fed tightening and a flattening US Treasury curve support the dollar, while a sharp escalation of the trade war would weaken it. The yen is near its weakest level of the year against the dollar.

- Date: 2018-07-11 · published 2018-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64287-jpy-why-the-yen-s-at-a-crossroads-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The yen outlook depends on Fed policy and trade-war escalation, which feed about dollar-priced commodity values. The direct effect on feed prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/jpy-yen-crossroads-japan-japanese-usd-dollar/

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