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According to Odaily, Masahiko loo, Senior Fixed Income Strategist at State Street Global Advisors, stated that the market may interpret the Bank of Japan's rate hike as dovish, leading to short-term volatility in the yen. However, supported by the Federal Reserve's accommodative policy and Japanese investors increasing their hedge ratios from historical lows, the longer-term target of 135-140 remains unchanged. The focus now shifts to the tone and forward guidance of Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's press conference—which is likely to be neutral, suggesting a gradual normalization in 2026-27, without being overly dovish or hawkish. Kazuo Ueda needs to maintain a delicate balance. (Golden Ten Data)

According to Odaily, the yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose by 3.5 basis points to 2%, reaching the highest level since May 2006. (Golden Ten Data)

Foresight News reported that Michael Saylor stated in an interview that despite bitcoin's poor price performance (falling from $100,000 to $87,000), the past year has seen unprecedented progress in areas such as regulation, institutional adoption, derivatives markets, banking credit, and fair value accounting, all of which have laid the foundation for global adoption. Bitcoin represents a breakthrough in economic energy and can extend the economic lifespan of humanity.In addition, Michael Saylor is optimistic about quantum computing, believing it will trigger network upgrades and deflationary events. He maintains a conservative stance on changes to the bitcoin protocol, suggesting that unnecessary feature expansion should be avoided to preserve its core status as a digital asset.