# Dollar dips vs yen as risk sentiment wobbles, focus turns to BOJ

> The dollar fell to a one-week low against the yen after Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort was charged with money laundering in the Russia probe. Reports that Jerome Powell was likely to be picked as Fed chair also weighed on the dollar.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68682-dollar-dips-vs-yen-as-risk-sentiment-wobbles-focus-turns-to-boj
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Political risk and a softer dollar are a minor headwind for dollar strength, with little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-10-17 | [Dollar dips as UK budget U-turn improves market sentiment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39402-dollar-dips-as-uk-budget-u-turn-improves-market-sentiment.md) | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| DXY | 2026-01-27 | [Dollar sinks to four-year low as intervention risk lifts yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21293-dollar-sinks-to-four-year-low-as-intervention-risk-lifts-yen.md) | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-06-27 | [SK Won Rises as Dollar Slips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24447-sk-won-rises-as-dollar-slips.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2026-01-25 | [Dollar slips across the board as intervention risk lifts yen \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10160-dollar-slips-across-the-board-as-intervention-risk-lifts-yen-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-09-19 | [Sterling rises vs dollar after Fed; BoE in focus \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28566-sterling-rises-vs-dollar-after-fed-boe-in-focus-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- nst.com.my: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/10/297274/dollar-dips-vs-yen-risk-sentiment-wobbles-focus-turns-boj

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