Tag: Yen
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Japanese $62 billion currency intervention FAILS
After months of speculation from currency traders, the Bank of Japan confirmed that they did a currency intervention to strengthen the falling Japanese Yen. The Bank of Japan confirmed its first currency intervention since 2022 with $62 billion being used to prop the Yen between April 26th 2024 and May 29th 2024. Here was the…
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years
By gawd they did it. They actually did it. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has finally raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. Ending the world’s only negative rates regime. Truly a historic pivot. The BOJ raised its short-term interest rates to around 0% to 0.1% from -0.1%. The BOJ also announced…
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Why I am buying Japan
So I feel validated, folks. Regular readers know that I have been covering Japan, and what I believe is a great opportunity for investors. Yes you heard that right. Japan is a great opportunity in 2024. Last weekend, we had the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. The final panel was about major investment opportunities. I heard…
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Yensanity! Why the Bank of Japan matters!
Months ago, I warned readers that the Bank of Japan is the most important central bank to be watching. I even did a video explaining why every trader must be watching the Bank of Japan (BoJ). Nobody really cared much about the BoJ since their monetary policy meetings never changed. But things could be changing.…
