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Macro Markets

Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 2.4%, Highest Since 1997, as Iran Tensions Trigger Global Risk Repricing

Surging JGB yields signal markets are pricing in sustained geopolitical premium and energy supply disruption, threatening yen carry trade unwind and developed-market capital flow reversal.

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Energy Geopolitics

Japan’s Energy Crisis Pivot: Australia Replaces Gulf as LNG Lifeline

As Strait of Hormuz closure drives oil to $141 and yen to intervention thresholds, Tokyo's emergency nuclear restart and Australia courtship signal a strategic reordering of Asia's energy architecture.

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Breaking Macro Markets

Japan Signals Imminent Intervention as Yen Breaches 160, Threatening $10 Trillion Carry Trade Unwind

Ministry of Finance warns of 'bold steps' as currency hits 37-year low amid oil crisis, creating flash-crash risk across global markets.

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Energy Macro

Bank of Japan Trapped Between Oil Shocks and Debt Burdens

Iran conflict forces Tokyo into impossible trade-off: tolerate imported inflation or choke growth with rate hikes as fiscal room vanishes.

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Macro Technology

Japan’s 5% Wage Demand Sets Stage for Further BOJ Tightening

Rengo's third consecutive year of aggressive wage demands signals labor market tightness that could keep interest rates rising through 2026.

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