Japan News

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…

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…

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,…

Japan’s three megabanks, Mizuho, MUFG and SMBC, announced on October 16 that they completed a joint yen stablecoin pilot for cross-border payments, conducted in July. The test points to a new model for bank-issued digital money, with real transactions targeted for fiscal 2026. How the Yen Stablecoin Pilot Worked Three major Japanese megabanks and two…

Japanese exchange Rakuten Wallet is offering Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders a physical souvenir coin at a seminar, even as the meme token’s price keeps sliding under pressure from US inflation data. The giveaway shows how established platforms are using offline events to keep meme coin communities engaged. Japan’s Rakuten Wallet Plans a SHIB Coins Giveaway…

A Tokyo fund dumped its French bonds. Japan's October 8 data shows if the French bond crisis spreads, and Bitcoin is watching. The post French Bond Crisis: Will Japan's October 8 Data Spill Into Bitcoin? 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.

China's industrial profits grew by 4.2% in August, marking four straight months of slowing growth and showing that the country missed out on the global artificial intelligence boom benefiting nations like South Korea, Japan, and the United States.

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.