# Japanese Yen trims gains as US Dollar recover from the post-election reversal

> USD/JPY recovered to about 158.15 after bouncing from session lows near 157.39 on Wednesday. The US dollar had fallen broadly after reports that Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the US midterm elections.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T09:08:54.744Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79486-japanese-yen-trims-gains-as-us-dollar-recover-from-the-post-election-reversal
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar on expectations of tighter AI regulation and a shift in Washington politics is a macro move with little direct effect on feed grain or protein supply, so the price read-through for feed ingredients is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-12-22 | [Japan's yen gains on intervention signals, softer US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21750-japan-s-yen-gains-on-intervention-signals-softer-us-dollar.md) | -0.5% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-05-01 | [Dollar tumbles after Japanese intervention boosts yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19967-dollar-tumbles-after-japanese-intervention-boosts-yen.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2020-06-08 | [Dollar dips as commodity currencies gain on recovery hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52527-dollar-dips-as-commodity-currencies-gain-on-recovery-hopes-financial-post.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-04-22 | [Why the U.S. dollar's record-breaking surge will reverse by the end of this year - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53818-why-the-u-s-dollar-s-record-breaking-surge-will-reverse-by-the-end-of-this-year.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japanese-yen-trims-gains-as-us-dollar-recover-from-the-post-election-reversal-202611040738

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