# Yen Opens Lower at 158-Yen Level on Easing US Political Uncertainty

> The yen opened lower at around 158.39-158.40 per dollar in Tokyo on November 5. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, and Trump said he would accept the midterm results, which eased political uncertainty and lifted New York stocks. Falling crude oil on US-Iran peace-deal hopes also limited the yen's decline.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T03:09:37.357Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81018-yen-opens-lower-at-158-yen-level-on-easing-us-political-uncertainty
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Easing political risk and lower oil lower inflation fears and support currency-linked feed costs for Korean buyers. A weaker dollar lowers the cost of dollar-denominated imports.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2017-08-31 | [Dollar Maintaining Data Inspired Gains, Yen Broadly Lower as Risk Aversion Eased - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69643-dollar-maintaining-data-inspired-gains-yen-broadly-lower-as-risk-aversion-eased.md) | +6.8% | +12.3% |
| WTI | 2020-03-13 | [Taking it on the chin: Uncertainty drops markets \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5170-taking-it-on-the-chin-uncertainty-drops-markets-thefencepost-com.md) | -20.3% | -27.5% |
| WTI | 2020-04-21 | [Chaotic overnight crude oil mart sends RM lower at opening](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53933-chaotic-overnight-crude-oil-mart-sends-rm-lower-at-opening.md) | -32.4% | +73.9% |
| WTI | 2021-08-30 | [USD/CAD Falls on Easing PPI, Energy Prices Come Into Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45796-usd-cad-falls-on-easing-ppi-energy-prices-come-into-focus.md) | +0.8% | +9.7% |
| WTI | 2020-03-18 | [U.S. corn skids 2.2% to lowest level since September 2016; wheat, soy rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8374-u-s-corn-skids-2-2-to-lowest-level-since-september-2016-wheat-soy-rise.md) | -18.5% | -26.1% |

## Sources

- fnnews.com: https://www.fnnews.com/news/202611051013507764

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