Japan's biggest rate hike in decades (from 0.5% to 0.75%) was meant to strengthen the yen, but it backfired—the currency plunged to 157 vs USD while stocks soared. Markets saw it as a "dovish" move with no aggressive follow-up, structural dollar demand from trade deficits and supply chain shifts overwhelmed the policy, and global capital chased undervalued Japanese equities over low-yield bonds. This highlights how geopolitics and capital flows are now overpowering traditional central bank tools. #Yen #BOJ $BTC $ETH $BNB