2025-12-26 02:27:51

The Bank of Japan's sudden shift has truly caught everyone off guard. Ueda Kazuo went from being ambiguous to an outright hawkish stance, and the market's reaction was also unprepared.

In his recent speech, his words were so straightforward that it left people a bit stunned: wages are rising, prices are soaring, and the 2% inflation target is right in front of us. If not now, then when? After maintaining negative interest rates for so many years, it's time for a reckoning. Next year, they will continue to hike, no more thinking about easing measures to rescue the market. In plain terms, the decision has been made.

The press conference two weeks ago was still somewhat vague, but the market immediately pushed the yen to 157. Ueda probably felt furious at home—why can't you understand what I mean? Fine, I'll put it differently. On Christmas Day, he dropped a heavy bombshell, shocking everyone with its hawkish tone. Those engaged in carry trades are now probably crying their eyes out: what to do with yen short positions? Leverage might blow up!

BTC also fluctuated with this wave of market movements, as the global liquidity environment has completely changed. Wall Street's short-sellers are now reassessing risks—Japan is no longer the place to borrow cheap money at will, and the arbitrage opportunities in Japanese assets are rapidly shrinking.

Essentially, Japan's era of ultra-loose monetary policy is over. Maintaining zero interest rates for so long, and now finally moving to hike rates, signals a major shift for the global financial markets. Retail investors are still asking if they can bottom-fish the yen, but Ueda is already calculating the next rate hike timing.

This truly feels like Japan's financial sector has been holding back for thirty years before finally erupting. From maintaining zero rates for the long term to now decisively raising rates, the speed and magnitude of this change are enough to reshape market perceptions of the yen and related assets.

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BoredRiceBall

· 9h ago

Ueda suddenly turned hostile, and the carry trade traders are about to cry their eyes out. The yen short positions are about to be liquidated. Everyone who is short should be panicking; Japan is no longer a cash machine. Really, with this liquidity contraction, it feels like BTC is also trembling. Waking up after thirty years to find the hawkish stance is just unbelievable. Retail investors are still pondering bottom-fishing, while Ueda is already planning the next rate hike. The gap between people is huge. Friends involved in carry trades, how do you feel now? The era of easing is over, and this transition is happening too quickly; the market hasn't even reacted yet. That move to 157 yen—Ueda probably got so angry at home, haha. The global financial landscape is about to change; the days of cheap yen are truly gone. I just want to know, what can retail investors still bottom-fish now?

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SnapshotStriker

· 9h ago

Ueda, this guy is really incredible, going from smoothing things over to chopping at the wrist, I was totally stunned. Is the 30-year era of free riding coming to an end? Friends engaged in carry trade must be crying now. This move by the yen caused BTC to also go on a roller coaster, the liquidity environment has completely changed. This is the real policy shift, not just words, but actual interest rate hikes with a brutal edge, pretty harsh. The Japanese financial circle can finally no longer hold back; the zero-interest rate era is truly coming to an end. The next震 is waiting.

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ImpermanentPhilosopher

· 9h ago

Ueda is really ruthless. He went from being ambiguous to an iron-fisted hawk in no time, I didn't even react. The group involved in carry trade is probably crying as they get liquidated now, with yen short positions blowing up. Thirty years of pent-up frustration has been released all at once. This wave has truly changed the game rules. Japan is no longer a cash cow. The smart money on Wall Street now has to recalculate their strategies. Retail investors are still struggling with bottom-fishing, unaware that Ueda is already planning the next move, the overall outlook is so different. BTC is dancing along with Japan's market trend. The liquidity environment has changed dramatically, and we need to reassess the entire situation. The speed and magnitude of this shift are so significant that we really need to rethink the yen and Japanese assets.

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NFTPessimist

· 9h ago

Ueda, this guy is really working behind the scenes to accomplish big things. He was pretending to be innocent before, but now he's directly turning hostile. The thirty years of pent-up frustration in Japan's financial circle has finally been released. Leverage traders are going to cry their eyes out; the carry trade game is completely ruined. The era of zero interest rates is truly over. Isn't this wave of BTC volatility just a microcosm? Global liquidity is changing. The yen was hammered from 157 directly by hawkish policies, and Ueda played his hand perfectly. He must have already planned the timing for the next rate hike. Retail investors trying to bottom fish the yen are still in a daze; they've already shifted their strategy. This is the real reversal of the situation.

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