🔴What’s the story in brief: The Bank of Japan is heading towards raising interest rates this week 📈 The likelihood of a 25 basis point hike has reached ~97% If it happens, it will be the first hike since January 2025.
🔻Why is this topic sensitive? • Most global central banks are easing • Japan, on the contrary… tightening ❌️ • The bank announced after – Selling ETF holdings worth about $550 billion – Reducing quantitative easing starting from 2026
🔴What is its impact on US stocks? • Yen appreciation = unwinding Yen Carry Trades • Unwinding carry trades means pulling liquidity from risk markets • The first affected 🔻 Growth and tech stocks 🔻 Nasdaq 🔻 High valuation companies
📉 Historically Any surprise tightening by Japan causes Sharp volatility + temporary selling pressure in the US market Especially if it comes with a highly optimistic market valuation.
₿Why did Bitcoin drop sharply🔻
History is not reassuring 🔴With the dates of rate hikes in Japan 🔻 March 2024 → BTC -20% 🔻 July 2024 → BTC -26% 🔻 January 2025 → BTC -30% Each Japanese rate hike = pressure on crypto
But this time 👀 • Before, BTC was at peaks • Today: BTC is down ~30% from the peak😱 → A large part of the fear might already be priced in
🔮The real danger is not the week's decision The danger lies in the Bank of Japan’s outlook for 2026 🔴 Strong tightening More hikes + faster selling 🚨 Strong pressure on US stocks + crypto
🟢 Calculated tightening One hike + pause A quick shake🤌 Then a possible rebound$GT 🚀
Summary Japan has become a global liquidity player, and any timing mistake on their part hits Wall Street before hitting Tokyo.🥴 #الأسهم_الأمريكية #ناسداك #SP500 #اليابان #Bank of Japan #بيتكوين #Investment
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🚨The reason for the US market decline🔻
🔴Today’s focus is on Japan 🇯🇵 not America.
🔴What’s the story in brief:
The Bank of Japan is heading towards raising interest rates this week 📈
The likelihood of a 25 basis point hike has reached ~97%
If it happens, it will be the first hike since January 2025.
🔻Why is this topic sensitive?
• Most global central banks are easing
• Japan, on the contrary… tightening ❌️
• The bank announced after
– Selling ETF holdings worth about $550 billion
– Reducing quantitative easing starting from 2026
🔴What is its impact on US stocks?
• Yen appreciation = unwinding Yen Carry Trades
• Unwinding carry trades means pulling liquidity from risk markets
• The first affected
🔻 Growth and tech stocks
🔻 Nasdaq
🔻 High valuation companies
📉 Historically
Any surprise tightening by Japan causes
Sharp volatility + temporary selling pressure in the US market
Especially if it comes with a highly optimistic market valuation.
₿Why did Bitcoin drop sharply🔻
History is not reassuring
🔴With the dates of rate hikes in Japan
🔻 March 2024 → BTC -20%
🔻 July 2024 → BTC -26%
🔻 January 2025 → BTC -30%
Each Japanese rate hike = pressure on crypto
But this time 👀
• Before, BTC was at peaks
• Today: BTC is down ~30% from the peak😱
→ A large part of the fear might already be priced in
🔮The real danger is not the week's decision
The danger lies in the Bank of Japan’s outlook for 2026
🔴 Strong tightening
More hikes + faster selling
🚨 Strong pressure on US stocks + crypto
🟢 Calculated tightening
One hike + pause
A quick shake🤌
Then a possible rebound$GT 🚀
Summary
Japan has become a global liquidity player, and any timing mistake on their part hits Wall Street before hitting Tokyo.🥴
#الأسهم_الأمريكية #ناسداك #SP500 #اليابان #Bank of Japan #بيتكوين #Investment