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As a stabilizing force for the global financial system.
Interest rates sat near zero.
Bonds yielded almost nothing.
And Japanese capital flooded the world in search of returns.
That era is ending — rapidly. $MUBARAK
Japan now carries over $10 trillion in government debt, while bond yields across the curve have surged to historic highs. The Bank of Japan has already signaled alarm by calling emergency policy discussions. This isn’t normal tightening — it’s a stress response. $BIFI
The Debt Math Is Failing
Japan survived its enormous debt burden only because borrowing costs were artificially suppressed. As yields rise, the consequences become unavoidable:
• Interest payments surge
• Government revenue is swallowed by debt service
• Fiscal flexibility vanishes
No modern economy escapes this without choosing one of three paths:
→ Inflation
→ Debt restructuring
→ Currency debasement
None are painless. All carry global fallout. $RIVER
The Capital Reversal No One Has Priced In
Japan is among the world’s largest foreign investors:
• Over $1 trillion in U.S. Treasuries
• Hundreds of billions in global equities and bonds
• Deep exposure to international credit markets
Japanese investors were pushed overseas because domestic yields paid nothing. Now, with Japanese bonds offering real returns, foreign assets lose their appeal — especially after currency-hedging costs.
This isn’t panic selling.
It’s math.
When Japanese capital comes home, it doesn’t trickle — it drains liquidity from global markets.
The Yen Carry Trade Time Bomb
Another risk most investors ignore:
Over $1 trillion was borrowed cheaply in yen and deployed into:
• Stocks
• Crypto
• Emerging markets
• High-yield debt
As Japanese rates rise and the yen strengthens, these trades unwind violently, triggering:
• Forced liquidations
• Margin calls
• Correlations snapping to one
When carry trades unwind, everything sells together.
Why the U.S. Feels It Next
As U.S.–Japan yield spreads compress:
• Japanese demand for U.S. debt weakens
• U.S. borrowing costs rise — regardless of Fed policy
• Global bond volatility accelerates
The BOJ can’t simply print its way out anymore. Inflation is already elevated. More money printing weakens the yen, raises import prices, and fuels a domestic crisis.
Japan is trapped between debt sustainability and currency stability.
The Invisible Anchor Is Gone
For 30 years, Japanese yields acted as the invisible anchor holding global rates down. Entire portfolios, risk models, and asset valuations were built on that assumption.
That anchor just snapped.
When it does:
• Stocks fall
• Bonds fall
• Crypto falls
• Liquidity disappears
This is how markets go from “everything is fine” to everything breaking at once.
We’re entering a rate regime almost no one alive has traded before.
Ignore it at your own risk.
#GlobalMarkets #JapanBonds #LiquidityCrisis #MacroRisk $MUBARAK

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