The yen rescue reveals the risks of experimental monetary policy
TL;DR
Gillian Tett argues that the yen intervention by Washington and Tokyo highlights the dangers of monetary experiments: Japan's ballooning debt, BoJ balance-sheet concentration, and political pressure against rate rises threaten long-term stability and could provoke wider market risks, making the fix potentially worse than the problem unless paired with prudent fiscal restraint and slower, steadier policy normalization.
Topics:businesseconomy#bank-of-japan#currency-intervention#debt-sustainability#economy#monetary-policy#yen
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