# Dollar rises vs yen to highest since July 27

> The dollar rose to its highest level against the yen since late July in early Asian trade on Thursday. The move followed a rise in US Treasury yields after Donald Trump's election victory, with 10-year yields reaching 10-month highs.

- Date: 2016-11-09 · published 2016-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74083-dollar-rises-vs-yen-to-highest-since-july-27
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US yields and a firmer dollar tend to pressure dollar-denominated agricultural commodity prices and make US exports less competitive abroad.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-06-07 | [Dollar rises to highest in a month - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8476-dollar-rises-to-highest-in-a-month-moneyweb.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-03-27 | [Japanese yen hits 160 per dollar, weakest since July 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20402-japanese-yen-hits-160-per-dollar-weakest-since-july-2024.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2021-03-31 | [U.S. dollar crowns best quarter since June 2018 with one-year high vs. yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48351-u-s-dollar-crowns-best-quarter-since-june-2018-with-one-year-high-vs-yen.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2022-04-28 | [Dollar index hits highest level since 2002](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42070-dollar-index-hits-highest-level-since-2002.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2016-11-18 | [Dollar heads for best fortnight vs. yen since 1988 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74080-dollar-heads-for-best-fortnight-vs-yen-since-1988-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets-forex-dollar-yen-idUSL4N1DA7DO/?feedName=usDollarRpt&feedType=RSS

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