Japan's insurers face liquidity risks from unrealized bond losses, challenging BOJ's rate policy and potentially impacting financial stability.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team9 Aug
Joint currency interventions by Japan and the US could destabilize global markets, impacting carry trades and increasing volatility in crypto assets.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Aug
Japan's Nikkei absorbed yen intervention with modest losses, but Kioxia's guidance miss leaves it exposed to further BOJ risk.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock4 Aug
The Bank of Japan followed the Federal Reserve's example on Friday.
BOJ's hawkish tone hints at potential rate hikes, impacting global markets by unsettling yen carry trades and increasing inflation risks.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team31 Jul
The Japanese yen crosses a key psychological level after the country’s central bank reportedly conducted a major currency intervention.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by William Suberg31 Jul
Japan's BoJ held rates at 1% after yen intervention briefly crashed USD/JPY — here's what a carry trade unwind means for Bitcoin and crypto markets.
Japan confirmed yen intervention as the BoJ holds rates at 1%, with markets watching for hawkish hike signals.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
BOJ's hawkish stance signals potential rate hikes, impacting global markets and crypto volatility through yen carry trade dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team31 Jul
Ueda's speech may influence global crypto volatility, highlighting the interconnectedness of monetary policy and digital asset markets.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team29 Jul
Analysis warned of a repeat of the 2024 yen carry-trade unwind that pressured crypto markets ahead of the next Bank of Japan interest-rate meeting.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by William Suberg28 Jul
Japan's rising service prices, driven by geopolitical tensions, could prompt BOJ rate hikes, impacting global markets and crypto assets.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team27 Jul
The Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) both hand down interest rate decisions next week, two days apart. Bitcoin (BTC) enters the pair of events near $64,000. Markets expect a hold in both cases. Doubt is concentrated in Washington, where about a third of pricing still favors a hike. Fed Hike Odds
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir26 Jul
The yen hit 163 per dollar, its weakest since 1986, as traders brace for hawkish BoJ moves that could unwind carry trades and pressure Bitcoin
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team24 Jul
Nikkei reports Japan's BOJ may cut its FY26 core CPI forecast from 2.8% as actual inflation runs at 1.4-1.6%, with implications for yen carry
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team24 Jul
Japan's June imports hit a record 11.3 trillion yen as oil prices surged 59.3%, widening the trade deficit and complicating BOJ monetary policy
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team22 Jul
The yen hit 162.83 per USD despite BOJ rate hikes. Here's why the yen carry trade makes this Japan's problem and crypto's problem at the same time.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team20 Jul
Comments by anonymous Bank of Japan insider Yuto Kanzaki on upcoming measures to bring Japanese wealth back to Japan have fueled speculation about the unwinding of the yen carry trade, alerting to the effects such measures would have on financial markets. Bank of Japan Insider Claims Alarm Financial Circles On Yen Carry Trade Unwinding Allegations […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko20 Jul
The Bank of Japan is set to upgrade its fiscal 2026 GDP forecast above 0.5%, with implications for yen carry trades and global crypto markets.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Jul
Japan's revised economic blueprint reinforces BOJ independence after bond market turmoil, with implications for yen carry trade and Bitcoin liquidity flows.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Jul