You Won't Believe What The Bank Of Japan Just Did

The Bank of Japan's very recent change of heart has apparently been strong enough to do the same for incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Sounding aggressively hawkish where it came to interest rates just last week after his surprise ascent, suddenly he's completely changed his tune. Why? The answer can be found in another record low for a highly critical US$ market. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg Ueda Keeps Rate Hikes in Play, Talks Down BOJ’s Part in Meltdownhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-23/boj-s-ueda-still-plans-to-hike-rates-if-economy-meets-outlookBloomberg Ueda Reiterates That BOJ Will Lift Rates If Outlook Realizedhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-03/boj-ueda-reiterates-stance-of-lifting-rates-if-outlook-realizedThe New York Times Stocks in Japan Tumble After Party’s Election of New Prime Ministerhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/business/japan-stocks-nikkei-shigeru-ishiba.htmlCNBC Here’s why Japan’s stocks are plunging after Shigeru Ishiba’s winhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/30/heres-why-japans-stocks-are-plunging-after-shigeru-ishibas-win.htmlBNN Bloomberg Ishiba Ally Sends Signal to Warn BOJ Against Rate Hike Too Soonhttps://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/10/02/japans-ishiba-isnt-necessarily-pro-boj-hike-new-minister-says/Bloomberg Japan’s Ishiba Rules Out BOJ Interest Rate Hikes For Nowhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-02/boj-s-ueda-briefs-new-pm-ishiba-on-market-developmentsBloomberg Ueda Hints at Dovishness After New Prime Minister Urges Cautionhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-02/ueda-hints-at-dovishness-after-new-prime-minister-urges-cautionhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU