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By Sakamoto Nashi
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Why Yield Curve Control Matters So Much. Yield curve control is a policy tool Japan has used to keep its government bond yields from rising…
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Equity and Bond Markets Feel It Too. It's not only forex traders watching this. Equity markets and bond yields have also reacted to the…
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The dollar is falling. The yen is surging. And the reason is pretty much the same one traders keep coming back to: speculation that Japan is about to change how it manages its…
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Forex markets had a rough week for dollar bulls. The U.S. currency lost ground against several major peers, but the move against the yen stood out the most.
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That's the part that makes this whole situation murky. The Bank of Japan hasn't confirmed anything.
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The dollar's decline isn't just about Japan, either. Broader market forces are in play. Investors have been reassessing their dollar positions as global economic conditions…
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It's not only forex traders watching this. Equity markets and bond yields have also reacted to the speculation around Japan's potential policy shift.
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Trading volumes in yen pairs have climbed. Volatility is up. Some participants are probably hedging, not making directional bets, just trying to protect themselves from a…
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The market's focus on the Bank of Japan probably won't ease until there's actual clarity. An official confirmation of a policy shift would likely send the yen even higher and put…
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Forex participants are watching every speech, every data release, every unnamed source report for anything that hints at what Japan's central bank is actually planning.
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