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Bank of Japan (BOJ) raises policy rate by 25bp, as expected
more to come---Background to this here:Preview: BoJ set to hike rates today, focus turns to pace and yen reactionBank of Japan Governor Ueda will hold his press confernce at 0630 GMT / 0230 US Eastern time. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
Why it matters
USD/JPY (US Dollar / Japanese Yen) · Why linked: BOJ rate hikes directly impact yen valuation against the dollar Market context: Bearish for USD/JPY — BOJ tightening typically strengthens the yen versus the dollar
EWJ (Japan ETF) · Why linked: BOJ policy normalization affects Japanese equities through currency and rate dynamics Market context: Mixed — rate hikes can pressure equity valuations but may signal economic confidence
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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