# Investor expectations of a Yen decline pick up speed - Barclays — Octa

> Barclays analysts said Japanese bond investors have grown more bearish on the yen, with the USD/JPY diffusion index falling from -15 to -20. Expectations of a yen decline rose to 50% from 40% in the surveys.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64809-investor-expectations-of-a-yen-decline-pick-up-speed-barclays-octa
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker yen expectation implies a firmer dollar against the yen, which raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced grain and feed imports into Japan.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/584618/

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