Japan's 30-year yield just hit an all-time high, and the reflex take is "inflation finally sticking." The real story is simpler: the BOJ has been the marginal buyer of its own bond market for over a decade, and it's quietly stepping back while issuance keeps climbing. That's not a growth story, it's a buyer-of-last-resort story running out of runway.
Watch what this does to the yen carry trade. Every basis point higher on JGB yields raises the cost of being short yen to fund dollar or crypto exposure. The last time this unwound fast, in August 2024, it took global risk assets down with it in 48 hours. A slow bleed is different from a snap, but the lever is the same one, and it's being pulled in public this time.
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