# Dollar drops vs yen as investors react to Trump travel ban

> The dollar fell more than 1% against the yen on January 30 after weekend negative headlines over Trump's executive order temporarily banning refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. Euro also hit its lowest since January 19 against the dollar. Analysts linked the selling to fears over trade risks and protectionism.

- Date: 2017-01-30 · published 2017-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73206-dollar-drops-vs-yen-as-investors-react-to-trump-travel-ban
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar on political risk modestly supports commodity prices, but the mechanism is indirect and the feed market impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| DXY | 2025-08-26 | [Dollar trades lower as Trump's move to fire Fed governor spooks investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23514-dollar-trades-lower-as-trump-s-move-to-fire-fed-governor-spooks-investors.md) | +0.2% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2017-01-05 | [Dollar eases off 14-year peak as yuan's jump spooks investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10247-dollar-eases-off-14-year-peak-as-yuan-s-jump-spooks-investors.md) | +0.1% | -2.7% |
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| DXY | 2017-10-31 | [Dollar slips versus yen as Russia probe turns investors cautious - EgyptToday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68684-dollar-slips-versus-yen-as-russia-probe-turns-investors-cautious-egypttoday.md) | -0.2% | -1.4% |
| EURUSD | 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) | +4.5% | +6.1% |
| EURUSD | 2025-05-23 | [US dollar tumbles as Trump's EU tariff talk spurs investor flight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24859-us-dollar-tumbles-as-trump-s-eu-tariff-talk-spurs-investor-flight.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| EURUSD | 2021-01-04 | [Dollar slips in to 2021 as investors ride downtrend \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12073-dollar-slips-in-to-2021-as-investors-ride-downtrend-the-business-standard.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/29/dollar-inches-down-on-lacklustre-us-growth-data.html

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