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Bank of Japan raises benchmark rate to 1.25%, highest level since 1995
Market context: USD/JPY: BoJ rate hike directly impacts yen valuation and yen-carry trades bullish for JPY - higher rates strengthen the currency EWJ: Higher rates can pressure Japanese equities by increasing borrowing costs bearish - rate hikes typically pressure equity markets NKY: Japan's benchmark index reacts to BoJ monetary policy decisions bearish - rate hike to highest level since 1995 signals tighter policy
Why it matters
USD/JPY (US Dollar / Japanese Yen) · Why linked: BoJ rate hike directly impacts yen valuation and yen-carry trades Market context: bullish for JPY - higher rates strengthen the currency
EWJ (Japan ETF) · Why linked: Higher rates can pressure Japanese equities by increasing borrowing costs Market context: bearish - rate hikes typically pressure equity markets
NKY (Nikkei 225) · Why linked: Japan's benchmark index reacts to BoJ monetary policy decisions Market context: bearish - rate hike to highest level since 1995 signals tighter policy
How EWJ usually react
This story is too recent for its own reaction record — we score each asset against the actual price move 24h after publication. These are the long-run figures across every event we have tracked for them.
| Asset | Events | Avg max move | Closed lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ | 4 | +0.91% | 50% |
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