BOJ IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RAPID RATE HIKES, FOCUSING ON DECEMBER.

The Bank of Japan is reported to be expected to continue raising interest rates rapidly, with December identified as the focal point for the next move. The transmission mechanism runs primarily through rate differentials: a faster BOJ tightening cycle narrows the yield gap with the United States and other major economies, which tends to strengthen the yen and reduce the appeal of carry trades funded in Japanese currency. Japanese government bonds and the yen are the most directly exposed, with pressure on JGB yields and yen crosses, while the effects can spread to global equities and risk assets through unwinding of leveraged positions funded in yen. Traders will watch the Bank of Japan's December policy meeting and the accompanying outlook report, alongside Japanese inflation and wage data, for confirmation of timing and pace.

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