report September 21, 2026 Mrs Watanabe No More Speculative FX trading was the key feature of Japanese retail investors. No more. Buy-and-hold strategy has become is mainstay. I explain the arc of Japanese retail investors over the last 5 decades... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
report September 18, 2026 BoJ Ueda: Virtually no chance of an October hike Governor Ueda forcefully guides down market expectations for immediate rate increases... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
report September 16, 2026 US Economy | FOMC Preview A few random points, if not already obvious, are worth highlighting... By Alessio Farhadi Speevr Intelligence
report September 13, 2026 BoJ Preview: September Hike, Then Patience BoJ's September hike is imminent, but expect a prolonged pause, with Masu Kazuyuki emerging as a surprising moderate... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
report September 10, 2026 Yen Repatriation Starts with the Whale GPIF, one of the largest national pension funds in the world, is likely to rebalance its assets from non-yen bonds to yen bonds, signaling a big turn in Japan's cross-border capital flows.... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
report September 4, 2026 Using PSI to predict the next BoJ policy decision BoJ will decide its policy on September 18. In this article, I read each board member through Policy Stance Indicator and explain the likely outcome, 7-2 for hike.... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
report September 4, 2026 BoJ Policy Stance Indicator — The Primer BoJ-PSI assesses the policy stance of each board member at every meeting and every speech. It uses text analysis to attribute anonymous remarks in the BoJ minutes to individual members.... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
report September 2, 2026 Darrel Duffie | Jackson Hole: Payments, Tokenization, Stablecoins and Fed Balance Sheet The new financial architecture presented at Jackson Hole... By Alessio Farhadi Speevr Intelligence
report August 26, 2026 Short The Yen As The BOJ Stays On Hold BOJ's Stance Signals Yen Weakness... By Alan Brazil SOM Macro Strategies
report August 22, 2026 We Don’t Judge Canada by Its Gross Debt Gross debt to GDP ratio is over-rated as a key fiscal indicator. I explain why a gross debt ratio can mislead, least of all the "Japan’s 250% debt to GDP" slogan... By Takuji Okubo Japan Macro Advisors
