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Global Markets/AI & Tech Finance

Japan's US Treasury holdings created a structural bottleneck for any Yen-supporting intervention: to buy Yen, authorities need Dollars, and the traditional way to raise them — selling US Treasuries on the open market — risks spiking US bond yields and drawing political friction with Washington. A previous post covered how the FIMA Repo Facility solved half of this problem. This post looks at the..

Macro & Policy/Currency & Rates

The Japanese Yen carry trade is one of the most influential — and most dangerous — mechanisms in global financial markets. When it unwinds suddenly, it has historically triggered some of the sharpest volatility spikes on record, from the collapse of LTCM in 1998 to turmoil during the 2008 financial crisis. Understanding how the carry trade works, and why recent US-Japan policy moves have reignit..

Global Markets/AI & Tech Finance

2026.08.05 - [Finance] - The Other Half of the Yen Intervention: Inside the Exchange Stabilization Fund The Other Half of the Yen Intervention: Inside the Exchange Stabilization FundJapan's US Treasury holdings created a structural bottleneck for any Yen-supporting intervention: to buy Yen, authorities need Dollars, and the traditional way to raise them — selling US Treasuries on the open market..

Macro & Policy/Tax & Fiscal Policy

South Korea's 2026 Real Estate Tax Reform Plan marks one of the most significant shifts in property taxation policy in recent years. At its core, the reform tightens the tax burden on non-resident and high-value property owners while concentrating benefits on single-home owners who actually live in their property. For anyone holding, buying, or analyzing Korean real estate assets, understanding ..