Central Banks Fracture as Fed Hawks, BOJ Races, and Markets Reel

Economy

Negative

Fed Hike Odds: 60% probability of a rate hike by December, per futures traders — up from near-zero in January
BOJ Policy Rate: Raised to 1% (31-year high), with policymakers eyeing 2% neutral level
Dollar/Yen: USD/JPY hovering near 161.50, keeping Tokyo's intervention squad on edge
Yuan: PBOC weakened the midpoint to 6.8195 — third straight day of guided depreciation

Central banks are sprinting in opposite directions,...

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