# Yen opens lower near 158.50 per dollar on higher US long-term yields

> The yen opened lower against the dollar in Tokyo on Wednesday, at 158.68-158.69 per dollar at 8:30, after US JOLTS job openings came in at 7.523 million, above the 7.1 million expected. US 10-year yields rose to 4.96% overnight. By 10:10 the yen had recovered to about 158.28-158.30.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T03:08:41.856Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79011-yen-opens-lower-near-158-50-per-dollar-on-higher-us-long-term-yields
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US labour data lifts US yields and the dollar, which tightens import budgets for dollar-priced feed inputs in yen-based markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-10-19 | [Rupee opens tad lower against US dollar, bond yields fall - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62814-rupee-opens-tad-lower-against-us-dollar-bond-yields-fall-cnbc-tv18.md) | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2026-10-01 | [S. Korean won weakens against US dollar on lingering worries over higher yields - The Korea Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17293-s-korean-won-weakens-against-us-dollar-on-lingering-worries-over-higher-yields.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2024-05-01 | [US dollar modestly higher as sticky inflation persists, yen hits 34-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12558-us-dollar-modestly-higher-as-sticky-inflation-persists-yen-hits-34-year-low.md) | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-05-29 | [Rupee seen extending declines on higher US yields; dollar at 2-week high - The Pound Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30564-rupee-seen-extending-declines-on-higher-us-yields-dollar-at-2-week-high-the.md) | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2021-10-18 | [Dollar resumes upward March on higher yields; yen falls again \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44796-dollar-resumes-upward-march-on-higher-yields-yen-falls-again-financial-post.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- newsis.com: https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20261104_0003854134

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