# Dollar gains vs yen as risk appetite improves

> The dollar rose against the yen as risk appetite improved after no fresh escalation in US trade tensions. The dollar index was near a one-year high of 95.53, and US first-quarter GDP growth was revised down to 2.0%.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64806-dollar-gains-vs-yen-as-risk-appetite-improves
- 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 lifts the cost of dollar-priced commodities for importers, while calmer trade headlines reduce safe-haven demand for the yen.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-10-02 | [Dollar Consolidates Gains, Yen Weighed by Appetite for Risk After NAFTA Deal - Business Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62774-dollar-consolidates-gains-yen-weighed-by-appetite-for-risk-after-nafta-deal.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2024-05-28 | [Dollar rebounds as yields rise, consumer confidence improves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30422-dollar-rebounds-as-yields-rise-consumer-confidence-improves.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2025-02-12 | [Dollar gains on yen as consumer prices rise more than expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26225-dollar-gains-on-yen-as-consumer-prices-rise-more-than-expected.md) | -0.5% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2020-09-21 | [Dollar jumps as stocks tumble; rising COVID-19 cases dent risk appetite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7694-dollar-jumps-as-stocks-tumble-rising-covid-19-cases-dent-risk-appetite.md) | +2.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2017-08-31 | [Dollar Maintaining Data Inspired Gains, Yen Broadly Lower as Risk Aversion Eased - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69643-dollar-maintaining-data-inspired-gains-yen-broadly-lower-as-risk-aversion-eased.md) | -1.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/dollar-gains-vs-yen-as-risk-appetite-improves-118062900071_1.html

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