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Focus: Forex & Global Macro
2026 is defined by policy divergence. While the Federal Reserve is navigating the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) tax cuts, the Bank of Japan is in a semi-annual rate hike cycle under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Key Level: $138.50$ remains the psychological floor for $USD/JPY$ as the yield gap narrows.
USD/JPY Dynamics: The classic “Carry Trade” is under pressure. With the BoJ moving toward normalization and the Fed balancing fiscal stimulus with sticky inflation, the volatility in JPY pairs offers the best risk-adjusted returns of the year.
The Strategy: Use a Mean Reversion approach on $JPY$ crosses. When the pair deviates more than 2 standard deviations from its 50-day SMA, look for institutional intervention levels.