# Why is Japan's Yen Losing its Safe-Haven Status?

> Analysts note that the yen has lost some of its traditional safe-haven appeal as North Korean tensions rise. The yen has weakened against the Swiss franc since early April, another safe-haven currency. The BoJ is expected to keep its large QE programme and dovish stance while other central banks move toward tightening.

- Date: 2017-04-27 · published 2017-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71726-why-is-japan-s-yen-losing-its-safe-haven-status
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Diverging monetary policy and reduced haven demand point to a weaker yen against the dollar. Feed buyers would see this as currency-driven pricing with no direct change in feed fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/yen/6684-yen-losing-safe-haven-status-city-index

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