Watch the Bank of Japan sell off US treasuries to save the yen in real time

by nationalcollapse

At around 10:02 Eastern time, the yen reached 150 to the dollar – the highest since 1986:

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/currency/usdjpy?mod=home-page

At the exact same time, yields on US 10-year treasuries spiked:

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx&mod=home-page

(Spiking yields mean someone sells off treasuries. They need to offer higher yields to get buyers)

At 10:20, yen strengthens back to 148.5 against the dollar.

Obviously 150 is a huge psychological limit for the BoJ, at least for now, and they apparently still don’t want to let their own treasury yields rise.

Do with this information what you will.