# Dollar hits 19-month high on Fed hike bets; yen nears 160

> The US dollar touched a 19-month high after stronger-than-expected US inflation data raised expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike next month. The yen traded near 160 per dollar, a level that has prompted intervention before.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T09:11:19.385Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95297-dollar-hits-19-month-high-on-fed-hike-bets-yen-nears-160
- 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 firmer dollar pressures dollar-denominated commodity prices and raises import costs in weaker-currency feed markets, while yen weakness keeps Japanese feed buying costs elevated.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-23 | [Dollar climbs to 13-month high on Fed hike bets, safe-haven bid \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11987-dollar-climbs-to-13-month-high-on-fed-hike-bets-safe-haven-bid-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2026-06-30 | [US dollar holds near 13-month high as yen's slide, Fed rate hike bets boost the greenback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19010-us-dollar-holds-near-13-month-high-as-yen-s-slide-fed-rate-hike-bets-boost-the.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | [U.S. dollar rises to 13-month high on Fed rate hike views](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11992-u-s-dollar-rises-to-13-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-views.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2026-10-14 | [Dollar hits fresh 18-month high as hot inflation boosts Fed hike expectation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/649-dollar-hits-fresh-18-month-high-as-hot-inflation-boosts-fed-hike-expectation.md) | -0.3% | — |
| DXY | 2022-04-22 | [U.S. dollar hits more than 2-year high on aggressive Fed hike outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4950-u-s-dollar-hits-more-than-2-year-high-on-aggressive-fed-hike-outlook.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- ph.investing.com: https://ph.investing.com/news/forex-news/asia-fx-holds-losses-as-dollar-hits-19mth-high-yen-nears-160-2693699

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