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The yen strengthened to as much as 142.6 per dollar after the Fed held rates at a 22-year high but signaled up to 75 basis points of cuts in 2024. The move was the yen's biggest since a rally the prior week that followed BOJ Governor Ueda's comments on ending negative rates.
A stronger yen and weaker dollar reflect lower US rate expectations, which can support dollar-priced commodities and slightly ease Japanese import costs for feed.
asia.nikkei.comJACK STONE TRUITTDec 13, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
The yen rallied sharply against the dollar after the Fed's signal of cuts, adding to broad dollar weakness.
