# Japan policymakers reject Trump devaluation claims

> Senior Japanese officials moved to contain the impact of a stronger yen after President Trump's remarks on currencies. The dollar hit a two-month low of 112.08 yen on Tuesday, February 1. The yen had earlier weakened as US bond yields rose on expectations of Trump's inflation-stoking policies.

- Date: 2017-02-01 · published 2017-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72736-japan-policymakers-reject-trump-devaluation-claims
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharper yen rally would make Japanese exports dearer and could shift Japanese demand for US feed and food imports, while a weaker dollar generally supports dollar-priced US commodity exports.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

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| DXY | 2020-06-19 | [Japan begins to unwind dominant position in dollar swaps with Fed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52846-japan-begins-to-unwind-dominant-position-in-dollar-swaps-with-fed-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-01-06 | [Dollar down in choppy trade on Trump tariff confusion \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26719-dollar-down-in-choppy-trade-on-trump-tariff-confusion-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-japan-forex-idUSL4N1FM0E1/?feedName=usDollarRpt&feedType=RSS

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