# Yen starts higher in the 157-per-dollar range as US semiconductor and AI stocks plunge

> The yen opened higher after a steep drop in US semiconductor and AI shares prompted investors to reduce risk and unwind yen-short positions. It reached a one-week high near 157.27 per dollar before trading around 157.70; falling US Treasury yields also supported the yen, while firmer oil prices limited its advance.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T03:10:05.489Z
- Category: macro · region Japan, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83250-yen-starts-higher-in-the-157-per-dollar-range-as-us-semiconductor-and-ai-stocks
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger yen can lower Japanese buyers’ local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients, while oil-price gains can raise transport and input costs; the article gives no specific commodity supply change.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2021-02-25 | [Canadian dollar retreats from three-year high as U.S. bond yields soar - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48889-canadian-dollar-retreats-from-three-year-high-as-u-s-bond-yields-soar-the-globe.md) | -3.0% | -3.3% |
| WTI | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar flat as US-Iran stand-off lifts oil, yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17639-dollar-flat-as-us-iran-stand-off-lifts-oil-yields.md) | -2.3% | +12.3% |
| WTI | 2021-02-01 | [U.S. dollar reaches six-week high on weaker euro, Swiss franc and yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48877-u-s-dollar-reaches-six-week-high-on-weaker-euro-swiss-franc-and-yen.md) | +8.9% | +16.1% |
| WTI | 2023-09-22 | [Rate hike bets lift Canadian dollar to second straight weekly gain - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34334-rate-hike-bets-lift-canadian-dollar-to-second-straight-weekly-gain-the-globe.md) | +2.3% | -0.3% |
| WTI | 2016-11-30 | [Seoul: Won down at 1-week low as US dollar jumps after Opec deal; stocks up - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74046-seoul-won-down-at-1-week-low-as-us-dollar-jumps-after-opec-deal-stocks-up-the.md) | +12.5% | +19.3% |

## Sources

- fnnews.com: https://www.fnnews.com/news/202611060948433058
- newsis.com: https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20261106_0003857477

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