# Has the Yen Finally Regained Its Mojo? - Babypips.com

> The yen, which was the best-performing currency of the year, lost momentum around mid-April amid heightened North Korea-US tensions. It stabilized the prior week and staged a rally this week.

- Date: 2017-05-18 · published 2017-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71226-has-the-yen-finally-regained-its-mojo-babypips-com
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Yen moves affect dollar-denominated feed and commodity pricing sentiment, though the link to feed grain prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- babypips.com: https://www.babypips.com/news/forex-jpy-rally-korea-20170518

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