Did the Bank of Japan's "interest rate stick" scare away foreign investment? Foreign investors sold Japanese stocks with the greatest intensity in 10 months.
Foreign investors have been selling Japanese stocks in large numbers for two consecutive weeks, creating the largest collective outflow of foreign funds since September of last year.
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Interest rate hikes and balance sheet reduction are coming together! The Bank of Japan announced a 15 basis point interest rate hike and a quarterly reduction of 40 billion yen in bond purchases.
The Bank of Japan's interest rate hike this time is "above expectations", with the market previously estimating the probability of a rate hike at only about 40%. Analysts believe that if inflation continues to rise, the Bank of Japan may further raise interest rates. As for bond purchases, the monthly purchase scale will be halved by the first quarter of 2026.
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