A decision by the Bank of Japan is rewriting the flow of global capital.
December 19th will be remembered — the Bank of Japan is likely to raise its policy interest rate to 0.75%. This seemingly modest 25 basis point increase could end a 30-year era of zero interest rates. This is not just a numerical change but the eve of a global liquidity earthquake.
Imagine: over the past thirty years, Japan’s "zero interest rate" policy has been like a giant pump, continuously funneling cheap funds into the global economy. These funds flowed into U.S. stocks, emerging markets, and various high-yield assets. But now, the pump is stopping. The chain reaction triggered by the rate hike will directly impact Japanese government bond prices, shrink collateral values, and threaten the arbitrage trades (estimated at 3-4 trillion USD) built on leverage. Investors have no choice but to sell assets to save themselves. U.S. stocks will be hit first, and Chinese A-shares will also be affected.
The yield on Japan’s 10-year government bonds has already surged to 1.9%, just a step away from the psychological 2% threshold. Once broken, a panic sell-off could follow.
But there will always be winners and losers in the market. Who will truly benefit? Keep an eye on Chinese government bonds, the yuan’s appreciation expectations, and high-dividend assets — in this era of global capital reallocation, they may become new safe havens. Gold will face short-term pressure, but in the medium to long term, it remains the ultimate safe haven.
The key question is: will the Bank of Japan really press this trigger? The global markets are holding their breath.
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BearMarketGardener
· 2025-12-18 16:10
The Bank of Japan's move, a $3-4 trillion arbitrage trade, is collapsing... Alright, I believe in your predictions haha
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It's the same rhetoric again, said the same last year and the year before, but what happened?
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Wait, short-term pressure on gold, Chinese government bonds as a safe haven... Why do I feel like they're just storytelling again?
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Instead of worrying about how the Bank of Japan will choose, better to believe in your own coins...
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Zero interest rate for 30 years might be gone? Then I really should close my leveraged positions 😅
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Is this really different this time? I'll wait and see, don’t tell me the wolf is coming again
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So before December 19th, should I run or buy the dip... That’s the real question, right?
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Blockchainiac
· 2025-12-17 13:10
Japan's interest rate hike, the whole world has to tremble along... If this wave of 3-4 trillion USD leveraged trading really crashes, it's hard to say whether BTC can take the opportunity to bleed during the chaos.
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LiquidityWitch
· 2025-12-16 22:54
so basically the BoJ's about to flip the pump off after 30 yrs... and everyone's scrambling? ngl this reeks of alchemy gone wrong lol. those 3-4 trillion in carry trades are literally cursed positions waiting to liquidate. watching the dominoes fall is kinda beautiful in a dark way tbh
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0xOverleveraged
· 2025-12-16 22:47
Is the 30-year zero-interest era coming to an end? If this wave really crashes down, us leverage guys better be careful...
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OffchainOracle
· 2025-12-16 22:40
The pump has stopped, and now a major reshuffle is really coming... It's time to consider reducing your leveraged positions.
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A decision by the Bank of Japan is rewriting the flow of global capital.
December 19th will be remembered — the Bank of Japan is likely to raise its policy interest rate to 0.75%. This seemingly modest 25 basis point increase could end a 30-year era of zero interest rates. This is not just a numerical change but the eve of a global liquidity earthquake.
Imagine: over the past thirty years, Japan’s "zero interest rate" policy has been like a giant pump, continuously funneling cheap funds into the global economy. These funds flowed into U.S. stocks, emerging markets, and various high-yield assets. But now, the pump is stopping. The chain reaction triggered by the rate hike will directly impact Japanese government bond prices, shrink collateral values, and threaten the arbitrage trades (estimated at 3-4 trillion USD) built on leverage. Investors have no choice but to sell assets to save themselves. U.S. stocks will be hit first, and Chinese A-shares will also be affected.
The yield on Japan’s 10-year government bonds has already surged to 1.9%, just a step away from the psychological 2% threshold. Once broken, a panic sell-off could follow.
But there will always be winners and losers in the market. Who will truly benefit? Keep an eye on Chinese government bonds, the yuan’s appreciation expectations, and high-dividend assets — in this era of global capital reallocation, they may become new safe havens. Gold will face short-term pressure, but in the medium to long term, it remains the ultimate safe haven.
The key question is: will the Bank of Japan really press this trigger? The global markets are holding their breath.