# FX summary: dollar-yen stalls near 158.20 at times as US yields fall

> At 10:00 Tokyo time the dollar-yen rate was around 158.49, up 75 sen from the prior close, after touching 158.25 at 9:30. The dollar had closed in New York at 158.69 after JOLTS job openings rose to a four-month high and lifted US long-term yields, which then eased in after-hours trade. Euro/dollar was near 1.1215.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T03:08:41.666Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79008-fx-summary-dollar-yen-stalls-near-158-20-at-times-as-us-yields-fall
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves tied to US labour data and yields shift the dollar's value for dollar-priced feed commodities, but the effect on grain prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-10-02 | [Dollar falls vs yen, euro, tracking US stocks, yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56812-dollar-falls-vs-yen-euro-tracking-us-stocks-yields.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2019-06-21 | [Dollar extends losses to 2-week low as US bond yields fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7440-dollar-extends-losses-to-2-week-low-as-us-bond-yields-fall.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2020-11-26 | [Euro rises to near 3-month high as US dollar falls - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50370-euro-rises-to-near-3-month-high-as-us-dollar-falls-the-business-times.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2021-04-28 | [US Fed keeps rates unchanged as Powell says ‘not time for taper talk’; Dollar falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47794-us-fed-keeps-rates-unchanged-as-powell-says-not-time-for-taper-talk-dollar-falls.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2024-05-31 | [Dollar Drops as Bond Yields Fall on Hopeful US Inflation Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30468-dollar-drops-as-bond-yields-fall-on-hopeful-us-inflation-report.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- finance.matsui.co.jp: https://finance.matsui.co.jp/news/634019/index

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