Articles for tag: yen, carry trade, economics, risk off, risk on, rates, bonds, japan, japanese

SniperElite

EducationalStrategy

The Japan Macro Survival Guide (2026 Edition)

Introduction: The Gravity-Defying Experiment Japan is currently attempting an economic feat that defies conventional gravity: maintaining near-zero interest rates in a world of inflation, while trying to prevent its currency from collapsing. For the average trader, this creates a landscape filled with counter-intuitive traps—where “good” economic news crashes the stock market, and a dying currency ...

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EducationalBusiness

Bonds – what they are and their importance

There is much confusion out there about what bonds are. I’ve seen so-called experts get it wrong, and then mislead people. The recent importance of the ‘bond market’ has come about as there is talk about an ‘inverted yield curve’. Not much will be said about that. In this post I focus on the basics. ...