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Yen Rally Surges as BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise and Bessent Intervenes

The yen strengthens to multi-month highs on Bank of Japan rate hike expectations and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments, impacting global markets.

5 publishers · 19 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Bank of Japan increases interest rates by 25 bps after the October 2026 meeting?
0%50%100%18%11 Sept, 18:39 UTCnowSouth China Morning Post: Is the yen carry trade starting to unravel as Japan’s currency strengthens? · 12 Sept, 04:00 UTCLatest articles: BOJ set to raise interest rate to 1.25% next week · 12 Sept, 01:56 UTC

Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 17 more published before price tracking began

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The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 19 articles since 8 Sept 2026. Latest articles published first, on 8 September at 06:15 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 19h 49m later. The most recent article, from South China Morning Post, appeared on 12 September at 04:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), CoinDesk (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Latest articles, South China Morning Post.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Bank of Japan increases interest rates by 25 bps after the October 2026 meeting? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. Latest articlesJapanese carmakers brace for profit hit after yen strengthens—
  2. Bloomberg MarketsJapan’s Retail Traders Add to Yen Shorts as Currency Rallies—
  3. Bloomberg MarketsWall Street Strategists Are Split on Outlook for Yen’s Rally—
  4. Bloomberg MarketsYen Rally Erodes Japan Corporate Buffers, Raises Earnings Risks—
  5. Bloomberg MarketsJPMorgan Sees Yen Rally, Lower Yields Speeding Japan AI Recovery—
  6. CoinDeskLive updates: Bitcoin slips as yields head higher following Treasury buyback announcement—
  7. Bloomberg MarketsDollar Ends Day at Lowest Since February as Bessent Aids Yen—
  8. News FeedBank of Japan must raise rates further, board member says—
  9. Latest articlesBOJ will keep raising benchmark rate to cap price trend at 2%, board member says—
  10. Bloomberg MarketsYen May Climb Back Toward Upper 150s Per Dollar, Barclays Says—
  11. Show 9 later sources
    1. Bloomberg MarketsEdmond de Rothschild Says Buy Yen Dips as Carry Trade Unwinds—
    2. Bloomberg MarketsJapan’s Producer Price Gains Stay Elevated, Backing BOJ Hikes—
    3. Bloomberg TechnologyYen Rally Puts Global Stocks on Watch for Carry Trade Unwind—
    4. Latest articlesJapan’s producer price gains stay elevated, backing BOJ hikes—
    5. South China Morning PostUS Treasury yield hits 19-year high, Japanese yen strengthens: the numbers moving markets—
    6. Latest articlesSome analysts forecast the yen going to ¥150 to the dollar, others not so sure—
    7. Latest articlesSentiment turns positive among big Japanese firms in July-September—
    8. Latest articlesBOJ set to raise interest rate to 1.25% next week11%
    9. South China Morning PostIs the yen carry trade starting to unravel as Japan’s currency strengthens?11%
  12. Current odds18%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Yen Rally Puts Global Stocks on Watch for Carry Trade Unwind Bloomberg Technology ·
  2. Japan’s Producer Price Gains Stay Elevated, Backing BOJ Hikes Bloomberg Markets ·
  3. Edmond de Rothschild Says Buy Yen Dips as Carry Trade Unwinds Bloomberg Markets ·
  4. Yen May Climb Back Toward Upper 150s Per Dollar, Barclays Says Bloomberg Markets ·
  5. Bank of Japan must raise rates further, board member says News Feed ·
  6. Dollar Ends Day at Lowest Since February as Bessent Aids Yen Bloomberg Markets ·
Show 13 more sources
  1. Live updates: Bitcoin slips as yields head higher following Treasury buyback announcement CoinDesk ·
  2. JPMorgan Sees Yen Rally, Lower Yields Speeding Japan AI Recovery Bloomberg Markets ·
  3. Yen Rally Erodes Japan Corporate Buffers, Raises Earnings Risks Bloomberg Markets ·
  4. Wall Street Strategists Are Split on Outlook for Yen’s Rally Bloomberg Markets ·
  5. Japan’s Retail Traders Add to Yen Shorts as Currency Rallies Bloomberg Markets ·
  6. Is the yen carry trade starting to unravel as Japan’s currency strengthens? South China Morning Post
  7. BOJ set to raise interest rate to 1.25% next week Latest articles
  8. Sentiment turns positive among big Japanese firms in July-September Latest articles
  9. Some analysts forecast the yen going to ¥150 to the dollar, others not so sure Latest articles
  10. US Treasury yield hits 19-year high, Japanese yen strengthens: the numbers moving markets South China Morning Post
  11. Japan’s producer price gains stay elevated, backing BOJ hikes Latest articles
  12. BOJ will keep raising benchmark rate to cap price trend at 2%, board member says Latest articles
  13. Japanese carmakers brace for profit hit after yen strengthens Latest articles

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  • Bank of Japan
  • Scott Bessent
  • Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management
  • Barclays Plc
  • JPMorgan Securities Japan Co.
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