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BOJ board member Nakagawa signaled further hikes are needed to complete normalization, warning faster tightening may follow if inflation accelerates. Japan's August CGPI fell 0.2% MoM but rose 7.6% YoY. A Reuters survey found 66 of 68 economists expect a 25bps hike to 1.25% at Sept 17-18, with 24 forecasting another move in Oct or Dec. With September fully priced in, focus shifts to further tightening. A faster pace could support the yen while pressuring carry trades and global risk assets.
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A September rate hike now seems almost unavoidable . How will the prices of $BTC $ETH , and $OKB move in the future? Does a rate hike necessarily lead to a price drop? I don't think so. Historically, it mainly depends on whether the hike meets expectations. The current price has already priced in the rate hike expectation. If the Fed raises rates by more than 25 basis points this month, prices will fall sharply. Otherwise, it should be fine.#PPI、CPI公布后，多家机构上调9月加息预期
A quick market take: Bitcoin’s August rally toward $80K was fueled largely by expectations of easier liquidity. Now that those expectations have been priced in, the market may be realizing valuations ran ahead of reality. Don’t mistake a few green candles for a fresh bull run. With the U.S. Treasury repo boost fading, liquidity support is weaker. Unless the Fed turns dovish, downside pressure could continue. This correction may erase August’s gains—or go deeper. #OracleAdobeToday
🚨 The stronger the economic data, the bigger the headache for crypto!
PPI is taking the spotlight first, followed by CPI — two major inflation checkpoints that could heavily influence the Fed’s September decision. $BTC is hovering around $77.8K, while $ETH is struggling near $2.47K. Price action looks relatively calm on the surface, but volatility is building underneath. ⚠️ The real danger: If inflation comes in hotter than expected, markets could quickly reduce expectations for easier Fed policy. Higher yields and a stronger dollar would likely put additional pre
The BOJ risk is less the next hike than the pace after it.
With September fully priced in, Nakagawa's warning on faster tightening makes the policy path more important than the meeting itself. My read: a hike that meets expectations may matter less for global risk assets than guidance that forces carry traders to reassess how long cheap yen funding can last.
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Been watching Bessent plug the UST market from every direction.. the sovereign cracks are starting to show: buybacks, defending Yen (raising dollars against USTs instead of BOJ dumping them into the market) plus AI capex arms race is now competing for the same pool of capital
Hard not to be reminded of the the historical parallels Plaza in 1985, joint yen buying in 1998, G7 yen selling after Fukushima in 2011. historical context is diff but whenever Washington enters fx market the spillover is always bigger than fx itself
When the anchor asset of global capital markets, the presumed “safest asset”, needs this much active maintenance, you know something structurally unstable is cooking
