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The yen weakened and the dollar strengthened after U.S. October employment growth exceeded expectations, reinforcing views that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates in December. The article says unwinding speculative yen-long, dollar-short positions could add to yen weakness.
A stronger dollar can weigh on dollar-denominated feed commodity prices, while yen weakness may raise import costs for Japanese feed buyers. The currency impact is the main channel; no direct change in commodity supply is reported.
nikkei.comNikkei Inc.Nov 9, 2026After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
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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.
