Summary
I thought this was worth mentioning prior to the FOMC and the BoJ. As a market participant, it is vital for me to understand central banks’ deeper thinking. With the Federal Reserve preparing to raise interest rates for the first time this year, should it happen today, we might possibly see the 10y T-note move down beyond 123.5 as yield would also fall. This would then result in Yen weakness. But should the Fed keep the same interest rates and Market participants interpret Yellen’s speech as somehow negative, we might see the 10y T-Note move up back to its range and possibly trade in that manner. On the other side of the world we are a day away from the BoJ’s Monetary Policy Meeting. It is unlikely that interest will be hiked any time soon as it is evident that a combination of negative interest rates and the purchases of government bonds is effective for yield curve control to control inflation. Even though it is not a smooth ride, I am yet to research what might be the reason why the bank purchase different amounts of government bonds every month and not a fixed amount like the ECB.