🚨 BOJ Signals End to Ultra-Cheap Money Era! 🇯🇵📉
Governor Kazuo Ueda just reiterated today: The Bank of Japan will continue raising interest rates if the economy, wages, and inflation align with forecasts. Policy normalization is firmly underway—no turning back.
🔍 Key Highlights: 💹 Further rate hikes on the table as the new baseline
🔥 Underlying inflation steadily approaching (and sustaining) the 2% target
💪 Strong wage momentum expected to persist into 2026
🌍 What Crypto Holders Need to Know:
💴 Years of cheap yen borrowing have supercharged global risk-on trades (crypto included)
⚠️ Rising rates could accelerate yen carry trade unwinds
🌊 Tighter liquidity conditions looming worldwide
📊 Brace for heightened volatility in equities, bonds, and crypto as we head deeper into 2026
⚡ Higher yen funding costs may force deleveraging on margin-heavy positions
Big macro shift incoming: A stronger yen and pricier borrowing could reshape the risk landscape.
📉📈 Markets ready for this? Bullish or bearish on risk assets ahead?