JGBs steady, Nikkei eases from record high as BOJ rate decision looms

The relative calm in JGBs ahead of the decision reflects a market that has already done its pricing work. A hike to 1% is not the story; Deputy Governor Uchida’s…

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Japan’s Nikkei stock market index is now down 3% … what’s the technical point for ‘bloodbath’?

Nikkei and TOPIX extending lower still Earlier: As I posted earlier the drop follows Friday’s fall in US equities and the downward shift all last week for Japan stocks. 

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