# Does Trump think the yen is too weak? - Nikkei Asia

> Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal before his inauguration that the dollar is too strong, prompting market speculation on whether he will act on the yen. Treasury nominee Steven Mnuchin is referenced in the piece. The article notes Washington's long history of shifting views on currency policy.

- Date: 2017-01-28 · published 2017-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73233-does-trump-think-the-yen-is-too-weak-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of US pressure for a weaker dollar could weigh on the dollar and support dollar-priced commodities, but no concrete action has been taken yet.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDJPY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-01-25 | [Tokyo on edge as Washington, Detroit blast strong dollar - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73231-tokyo-on-edge-as-washington-detroit-blast-strong-dollar-nikkei-asia.md) | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-01-10 | [Trump tariff plans worry ag groups, threaten trade war redux \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14783-trump-tariff-plans-worry-ag-groups-threaten-trade-war-redux-agri-pulse.md) | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2026-01-28 | [Be careful what you wish for on a weaker dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10162-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-on-a-weaker-dollar-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2017-01-01 | [China tweaks yuan basket to play down US dollar \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73191-china-tweaks-yuan-basket-to-play-down-us-dollar-south-china-morning-post.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2020-03-26 | [Central Banks Use Swap Lines to Maintain the Flow of US Dollar \| Yale School of Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6587-central-banks-use-swap-lines-to-maintain-the-flow-of-us-dollar-yale-school-of.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/rest-of-the-world/north-america/does-trump-think-the-yen-is-too-weak

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