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The risk of a Japanese shock on precious metals

The remarks by Diet member Nagahama in favor of a Bank of Japan rate hike to correct the excessive weakness of the yen, combined with the widening divergence between the rise in JGB yields and the inertia of USD/JPY, place Japan on the brink of a macro-financial shift of historic magnitude. Our multi-layered analytical architecture…

07/06/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac

BoJ Rate Hike Weakens Yen transmission, Damping Bitcoin Volatility

The transmission mechanism Yen strength → USD/JPY depreciation → yen carry trade deleveraging → global liquidity contraction → BTC risk-asset beta spike (~2–3x) remains empirically robust. However, it is significantly attenuated following the BoJ’s fully delivered and well-telegraphed 25 bps hike to 1.0% (highest since 1995) on 16 June 2026. Speculative net-short JPY positions elevated…

06/17/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac

Red Alert: A dovish Fed could trigger a $2 trillion “Unwind” in a few weeks

The amplification mechanism relies on the scissors effect between accommodative US monetary policy (Fed rate cuts of -25 to -50 bps towards 2026) and a tightening by the Bank of Japan (+25 to +75 bps). This divergence, exacerbated by a 10x leverage for hedge funds, leads to a compression of the carry trade spread, making…

11/25/20250Comments

ByOleg Turceac