🚨This could blow out financial markets if goes wrong

Rising Japanese Yen and government bond yields are a big risk for markets

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Global Markets Investor
March 10, 2025

Japan's 10-year government bond yield hit 1.6% and is trading at its highest level since the Great Financial Crisis. In just 2 years, yield has risen 1.4 percentage points in a massive move.

It is expected to surpass 2.0% as soon as this year. At the same time, Japan's 40-year bond yield hit 2.85%, the highest on record.

Japan has a mind-blowing $10 TRILLION in government debt, or ~250% debt-to-GDP ratio, the biggest in the world.

The skyrocketing cost of debt will eventually wake investors up. Not even saying that there is a massive amount of leverage used in the so-called carry trade.

Will central banks print out the way out of the next crisis again?

This is absolutely key to watch.

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