Why global investors are watching what Japan does next

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Why global investors are watching what Japan does next - The Straits Times

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What the BOJ decides has the potential to move markets around the world.

A lot of money moves around the world based on tiny shifts in rate spreads: The dollar-yen is the second most commonly traded pair of currencies in the world, after the dollar-euro, accounting for more than US$1 trillion (S$1.3 trillion) in foreign exchange transactions per day.

Relatively low interest rates in Japan have been the primary reason for persistent weakness of the yen, which recently hit its lowest levels against the US dollar in decades.