Per BlockBeats, after unexpected hawkish announcements from the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the yen has appreciated with respect to the currencies of the other G10 nations and parts of Asia. On the 19th of September 2025, the BOJ had to keep its benchmark interest rates to 0.5%. This announcement was not a surprise to the market. What was, however, was the decision to start to trim its massive ETF and REIT portfolio. This has marked the beginning of a gradual retreat from an ultra-loose monetary policy that the BOJ has had for a long time.

“It’s symbolic in the sense that they’re beginning to move away from the Abenomics era of hyper stimulus, a great deal of which was built on massive asset purchasing,” said Matt Simpson, a senior market analyst with StoneX. The BOJ had plans to start official selling of ETFs and REITs at approximately 330B yen an year and 5B yen an year respectively. Simpson thinks the policy loosening will be at the expense of an interest rate hike that could happen as soon as October 2025, and that the market in general has become eager to observe the BOJ’s forthcoming policy meeting.

Undergoing drastic changes, following the announcement, the USD/ JPY fell by 0.3% to 147.49, and the EUR/JPY dropped 0.4% to 173.68. The Nikkei 225 index also dropped heavily ill with up to 1.8% on the day before, finally ending down 0.5%. The index also knee gone down around 1.8% on the day, which can be attributable to investors’ changes on the bullish strategy. The two’s bond yields also soared, alongside the regime note on JPN 0.885%(regarded as lower), which the MOF hasn’t seen, which has been more than 17 bond years, which centers on the anticipation of bond MOF nearing tightening policy, also to the rest of world, which under bonds’ regime, having done these yields.

The confidence on Japan’s economy also stretches her in the more than first one policy on tightening in Japan. The Fukuseki of the BOJ, these days kneels to the Retrostyle, keeping in mind the tense relations, boldness on Japan's next Congress. Untill the world dies to Japan with entire rest, the world jockers waiting for the coming Ueda by taking her words substantiate for next bonds to the globe with Ueda to strengthen more in veins coming currency policy, dense with Japan’s currency bonds.

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