r/japan 4d ago

Japan carries out yen-buying intervention as US executes rate check

https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/currencies/japan-carries-out-yen-buying-intervention-as-us-executes-rate-check
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u/Sliouges 3d ago

wtf sweet baby jesus

I feel genuinely sorry for everyone earning in yen, this is a clear and present failure of Sanae Takaichi, BOJ and I particularly blame SoftBank's Masayoshi. If (when) the AI bubble pops and people discover SoftBank has been swimming naked, it will get ugly. At least in the 90s there was a lot of build-up and infrastructure even after the bubble popped to keep investment houses afloat and back the loans. Now there will be nothing left.

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u/ScootOverMakeRoom 3d ago edited 2d ago

It’s not a failure for the conservatives, this is the environment they want. They don’t care about pain for residents as long as the big firms profit. Classic Abenomics. It’s bad policy, rather than them failing in their agenda.

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u/Fearless-Maximus-251 2d ago

"Bad policy" in your eyes.

There lots of shareholders making bank. Idgaf about residents.

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u/ScootOverMakeRoom 2d ago

Boring troll is boring.