🇯🇵 Bank of Japan Set to Hike Rates — Markets on Alert
Markets are now pricing a 25bps hike, taking Japan’s policy rate to 0.75% at the Dec 18–19 meeting.
Why it matters:
• First hike in nearly a year — highest in ~30 years
• Step away from ultra-loose monetary policy
• Core inflation at ~3%, above the 2% target
• Stable wage growth and a weak yen pressure action
Global impact:
Japan has long been the world’s cheapest money source. A hike could:
• Strengthen the yen
• Trigger unwinding of carry trades
• Ripple through FX, bonds, stocks, and crypto
💹 Crypto watchers: tightening liquidity could reshape short-term price action.
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