# Dollar slips versus yen as Russia probe turns investors cautious - EgyptToday

> The dollar slipped to an 11-day low against the yen after Manafort and Gates were charged, reversing gains from the prior Friday's three-and-a-half-month high. Analysts pointed to Treasury yields as the main limit on dollar strength and to Powell's likely Fed nomination.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68684-dollar-slips-versus-yen-as-russia-probe-turns-investors-cautious-egypttoday
- 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 US exports and tends to pressure dollar-priced grains, so the pullback is a mild positive for US feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-01-30 | [Dollar drops vs yen as investors react to Trump travel ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73206-dollar-drops-vs-yen-as-investors-react-to-trump-travel-ban.md) | -1.2% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2025-07-16 | [Sterling edges higher versus dollar as investors await jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24024-sterling-edges-higher-versus-dollar-as-investors-await-jobs-data.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2023-08-28 | [US dollar eases versus euro as investors ponder Fed, ECB rate paths  - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34786-us-dollar-eases-versus-euro-as-investors-ponder-fed-ecb-rate-paths-the-business.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2026-07-31 | [Dollar slips against yen as intervention risks drag \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18579-dollar-slips-against-yen-as-intervention-risks-drag-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-11-07 | [Euro, sterling bounce, dollar drops as investors cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6252-euro-sterling-bounce-dollar-drops-as-investors-cash-in.md) | -2.9% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- egypttoday.com: https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/30257/Dollar-slips-versus-yen-as-Russia-probe-turns-investors-cautious

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