Bank of Japan

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its policy rate at 1.25% on October 30 in an 8–1 vote. Board member Hajime Takata dissented and proposed a hike to 1.5%. Every dissenter at the BOJ and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) this week wanted higher rates. The Bank of Canada (BoC) went further and raised its…

Crypto enters a week of 2 central bank decisions with lighter trading and a shrinking stablecoin supply. The Federal Reserve decides on October 28, and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) follows on October 30. Markets expect both banks to hold rates steady. However, traders also price December hikes at both. That puts the focus on…

Japan’s policy shift appears to be making the yen less likely to slump when global yields climb, according to Goldman Sachs. The bank now sees the currency as an effective protection against an artificial intelligence (AI) market shock. The note landed after a tech selloff pulled Japan’s Nikkei 225 well below its record. Chip and…

Fed week brings a rate call, PCE inflation, ECB and BoJ decisions, and an $11B Bitcoin options expiry. See what is at stake. The post Fed Week Puts Stocks, Bitcoin, and DXY on Collision Course Before $11 Billion Expiry appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Peter Brandt's largest FX position is a EUR/JPY short. See how BOJ hikes and US-Japan intervention shape the yen's outlook. The post Peter Brandt's EUR/JPY Short Is His Firm's Largest Position as Yen Gains appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Japan’s core inflation rose above the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) 2% target in September for the first time in nine months. That strengthens the case for a rate hike in December, when the Federal Reserve (Fed) is also expected to move. The BOJ is expected to hold next week. Its guidance on further hikes, though,…

Citi Research questions whether the Fed needs the aggressive hikes markets expect as oil near $100 lifts inflation. The post Citi Says Fed May Not Need Aggressive Hikes Markets Are Pricing appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Japan's yen and bond market can push US borrowing costs higher. Here is why Trump and Bessent are worried, and what it means for Bitcoin. The post All the Reasons Why the US Is So Concerned About Japan's Yen and Bond Market appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Japan's 30-year bond yield reached a record 4.223% following monetary policy shifts by the Bank of Japan, raising concerns that higher safe-haven returns and potential yen carry trade unwinding could threaten risk assets like Bitcoin.

The Japanese yen recorded its sharpest single-day increase in two weeks, reaching 157.95 against the dollar following warnings from Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama regarding intervention risks and US-Japan currency coordination.