Speculators spent a generation borrowing cheap Yen to buy expensive US assets.
Today, that anchor finally snapped.
Japan has officially ended its era of zero-interest rates, sending its 10-year bond yields to a 27-year high.
This isn't just a "market dip"; it is a structural liquidation of the world's most crowded leveraged position.
The era of borrowed prosperity is ending, and the global bills are coming due.
The free lunch is over. Pay up.
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The global carry trade just hit a brick wall. 🇺🇸
Speculators spent a generation borrowing cheap Yen to buy expensive US assets.
Today, that anchor finally snapped.
Japan has officially ended its era of zero-interest rates, sending its 10-year bond yields to a 27-year high.
This isn't just a "market dip"; it is a structural liquidation of the world's most crowded leveraged position.
The era of borrowed prosperity is ending, and the global bills are coming due.
The free lunch is over. Pay up.