# Japanese Yen Strengthens Versus Dollar As Equity Benchmarks Sell Off -- MarketWatch - WSJ

> The yen strengthened against the dollar as US equities sold off in late-morning trading. The Dow, S&P 500 and other major benchmarks fell, and global equities also declined on the previous Monday, when the dollar-yen pair hit a low.

- Date: 2018-02-08 · published 2018-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66742-japanese-yen-strengthens-versus-dollar-as-equity-benchmarks-sell-off
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Risk-off flows into the yen and away from the dollar weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices. The effect on feed markets is typically small and short-lived.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-02-28 | [Japanese yen may strengthen as dollar weakens: Morgan Stanley and ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66740-japanese-yen-may-strengthen-as-dollar-weakens-morgan-stanley-and-ing.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2025-06-30 | [Japanese Yen Strengthens as Dollar Languishes — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24462-japanese-yen-strengthens-as-dollar-languishes-tradingview-news.md) | -0.0% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2020-03-09 | [US dollar market sees major sell off as currency traders buy EUR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10776-us-dollar-market-sees-major-sell-off-as-currency-traders-buy-eur.md) | +3.2% | +6.6% |
| DXY | 2024-03-20 | [Dollar weakens after Fed meeting, yen strengthens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31389-dollar-weakens-after-fed-meeting-yen-strengthens.md) | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2017-07-31 | [Euro charges to 2 1/2-year high as dollar slumps - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70183-euro-charges-to-2-1-2-year-high-as-dollar-slumps-marketwatch.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/yuan-again-guided-to-highest-since-august-2015-1518055165

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