TraderS | 缺德道人
TraderS | 缺德道人|Dec 02, 2025 11:37
From a conventional logic, Japan's interest rate hike will push up the financing costs of the United States and Japan, exacerbating government debt pressure. At a time when both the US and Japan are facing historically high government debt pressures, raising interest rates should be the "poison" that both sides are trying to avoid. But why do there still be counterintuitive voices in the market, such as US Treasury Secretary Besson urging Japan to raise interest rates? If the above information is true, the reason why the United States is willing to endure the pain of a slight increase in financing costs and also wants to push Japan to raise interest rates is mainly based on three core logics: If Japan does not raise interest rates, the yen exchange rate will face the risk of collapse (currently approaching the 160 mark). In order to save the yen, the only bargaining chip for the Japanese government is to sell its foreign exchange reserves. As the largest foreign holder of US treasury bond bonds, once Japan is forced to sell US bonds on a large scale in the open market, the price of US bonds will plummet and the yield will soar out of control (even exceed 5%). The impact of this "US Treasury collapse" on the US Treasury is much more terrifying than the increase in financing costs caused by Japan's moderate interest rate hikes. Therefore, the United States is clearing mines in advance. As a disciple of Soros and a senior hedge fund manager, Bersenth is well aware of the terrifying scale of Carry Trade in the Japanese yen. Long term zero interest rate allowed global speculative funds to borrow a large amount of yen, which pushed up the asset foam represented by US tech stocks. If allowed to expand, in the event of an economic recession or Japan's backstabbing in the future, a panic retreat of funds will trigger a stampede like collapse. Besent's intention is to orderly withdraw funds, release risks in advance through controlled tightening, and avoid future systemic tsunamis. From the perspective of the real economy, the excessive depreciation of the yen caused by Japan's maintenance of extremely low interest rates has significantly enhanced the competitiveness of Japan's automobile, machinery and semiconductor equipment, which has directly hindered Trump's plan of "manufacturing industry reflow" and is not conducive to gaining the support of MAGA voters. Forcing the appreciation of the yen is essentially in line with the trade interests of the United States. In this context, the action of the Bank of Japan is not a radical shift, but a "preventive and exploratory" tightening. Its core objective is very clear: Fix market function: Correct the long-term distorted bond pricing mechanism. Acquiring policy space: Re reserve interest rate cutting chips for possible future economic downturns. Responding to pressure from allies: Cooperate with the United States to alleviate the pressure of yen depreciation and avoid falling into a dual passive situation of diplomacy and finance. Therefore, it is highly likely that Japan's interest rate hikes will be stable, orderly, and slow. The Bank of Japan will always monitor its impact on the treasury bond market and economy, and will never initiate a crisis on its own initiative. Traditional financial markets do not need to be overly tense. Although from a rational macro logic perspective, Japan's moderate interest rate hike has limited substantial pumping effect on global liquidity, the cryptocurrency industry is an emotional amplifier and liquidity canary. The characteristic of the cryptocurrency circle is that emotions are prone to short-term outbursts and FUD. In games of information asymmetry and high leverage, rationality often temporarily gives way to panic. In terms of operation, we need to reduce leverage and risk appetite, shifting from the previous strategy of taking risks to a defensive approach.
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