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Fed Raises Interest Rates; Oil Shock Persists

25 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25 $0.39

The Federal Reserve is a key topic of discussion in the markets. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the policy rate to the 3.75%–4.00% range. The decision was unanimous. The Fed’s message is clear: inflation remains high, and...

Historic Melting of the Japanese Yen

15 Aug 2026 2 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25 $0.58

Lately, I've been closely watching the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) and US-backed currency interventions to halt the historic decline of the Japanese Yen. To put this into perspective, these moves, which involve burning billions of dollars, are neither sust...

Why Japan Lost Its Title as the World's Largest Creditor and How Germany Gained It

14 Jun 2025 5 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25 $0.33

For the past 34 years, Japan has held a pretty impressive title. It was the world’s largest creditor. Simply put, this means that Japan has more money than it lends to the world, or more assets than foreigners have in Japan. See, countries can invest...

Japan's Interest Rate Decision and Its Impact on Global Markets

4 Jun 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25 $0.31

The Bank of Japan's interest rate hike decisions may have significant effects on the global economy. We can say that Japan is a major economy that has been following an ultra-loose monetary policy for many years. Japan, which has been implementing ne...

Japan's Interest Rate Hikes

9 Jan 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25 $0.12

Today, I’ll look at how Japan’s interest rate hikes could disrupt yen carry trades and affect global markets. Let’s start with a story. Imagine three people. Two of them are really rich. One has a ton of money that he lends out at very low interest r...

My Thoughts on Current Markets-181

29 Aug 2024 7 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25 $0.12

When I examine the average movement of the S&P 500 index over the last 25 years, we are currently in such a time that "Sell in May goes away" is not a very valid rule. What is really valid is, after all, this is a statistic. Because it is based on re...