Bitcoin, USDJPY, JGBs — these three are setting the tone for risk appetite this week. Japanese yields are climbing, the yen is stirring, and the era of easy liquidity from Japan may be ending. How far can global markets really go when the ceiling is set in Tokyo?
Nvidia tried to push higher yesterday, but Amazon’s entry into AI hardware with its Trainium 3 chip reminded everyone that the AI game isn’t free. Even tech giants built on “capital-light” models are seeing margins tested as chips and data centers eat into cash flow.
Markets are watching the BoJ, the Fed, and yields like hawks. What happens there will ripple across stocks, crypto, and tech. Is the risk rally over, or just paused?

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Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.