💥 The BOJ’s Dilemma – When Japan’s Bond Market Forces a Glob...
💥 The BOJ’s Dilemma – When Japan’s Bond Market Forces a Global Reset 💴💣
Japanese bond yields are surging across the curve — from 10Y to 40Y — as inflation, a weak yen, and aggressive fiscal spending collide.
The Bank of Japan, once the relentless buyer of JGBs, is no longer buying like before — it already holds nearly half of all outstanding JGBs.
📈 What’s Driving It:
• Rising cost of living → higher inflation expectations
• Fiscal expansion → bigger deficits
• Weak yen → imported inflation
Together, they’re pushing yields and USD/JPY higher in a feedback loop — higher yields → weaker yen → more inflation → even higher yields.
⚠️ If the new administration doubles down on fiscal expansion:
USD/JPY could shoot from 150 → 160+, driving inflation expectations further upward and testing the BOJ’s patience.
🧩 The BOJ’s Two Painful Choices:
1️⃣ QE again (print & buy JGBs)
→ But that adds ghee to the fire: weaker yen, higher inflation, and even higher yields.
2️⃣ Rebalance its portfolio
→ BOJ can sell U.S. Treasuries, use the proceeds to buy yen, and purchase JGBs.
✅ Stronger yen
✅ Lower inflation expectations
✅ Calmer long-term yields
But there’s a catch — this move could shock U.S. markets by triggering a yen carry trade unwind, leading to a global risk-off wave.
🌍 The Bigger Picture:
If BOJ eventually chooses JGBs over U.S. Treasuries, it could mark the final climax of the global liquidity bubble — across crypto, AI stocks, commodities, and risk assets.
When Japan blinks, the world trembles.
Stay tuned.
🪙💡 The next big global reset may begin in Tokyo’s bond market.
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