Where can I go to comprehend why the Japan thing is happening?
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The bank of Japan raised their interest rates above 0 for the first time in like forever.
This has caused the yen to strengthen vs other currencies.
Because Japan had rates below 0 for so long, traders would get paid to borrow yen and then they’d trade those yen for other currencies and buy equities or other assets, to yield profits, and then they would trade those assets for profits and exchange the currencies to yen to the pay off the debt they borrowed from Japan
Since the yen is strengthening, and it’s no longer free to borrow yen, the forex exchange and borrowing costs ate into the profits hurt the trade, causing some to get margin called forcing them to liquidate their assets. This forced liquidation then cascaded lowering the value of equities overall, combined with a large amount of people in the trade, a run for the exits ensued to prevent greater losses
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Thanks for the excellent explanation.
Am I right in thinking that this whole thing creates an artificial demand for dollars? Is that an arrangement between Japan and the USA, or is it just coincidental?
isn't it more to sustain demand for US bonds. if the yen collapses the BOJ has to be unload their Treasuries.
massive swap lines before the end of the year
No, it actually created a demand for Yen. In order to pay back the the borrowed yen, traders needed to sell their dollars and acquire yen.
Yen go up. 
Excellent, I like how Kratter explains things, didn't know he covered it, ty.
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and finally found the only one I needed: Kratter
Go to your Google account settings and turn off “watch history”
That way you turn off the algo completely
nostr:npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252p can you provide any insight into why this person has to dig deep to find your videos on YT?
Because the Google algo is matrix ?
I just use direct links to channels I want to watch