# ناسداك

🚨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 = un