# Japanese Yen Is The Go-to Currency Say RBC | Exchange Rates UK

> RBC strategists said the Japanese yen remains the preferred haven during geopolitical stress. The article points to escalating rhetoric between the U.S. and North Korea, including U.S. bombers flying beyond the Korean demilitarized zone. Iran also unveiled a ballistic missile that weekend.

- Date: 2017-09-25 · published 2017-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69178-japanese-yen-is-the-go-to-currency-say-rbc-exchange-rates-uk
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened geopolitical risk pushes capital into the yen and away from the dollar, which can ease pressure on dollar-denominated commodity prices. The effect on feed markets is indirect and small.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/19142/ypn-go-to-currency-japanese-yen.html

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