Global Liquidity on Digital Asset Radar

What Is Global Liquidity? The Tide That Moves Markets

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:41:42 +0000

Global liquidity is the total pool of money and credit available to move through the world’s financial system — central bank reserves, bank deposits, and the short-term funding and collateral that let institutions borrow against assets. It is not a single official number but an estimate built by aggregating the money supplies and balance sheets of the major economies, and it matters because the direction of that pool, more than earnings or valuations, tends to set the tide under stocks, gold, and crypto.

Yen Carry Trade Explained: Why It Moves Bitcoin

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:11:37 +0000

The yen carry trade is the practice of borrowing Japanese yen at ultra-low interest rates and using that cheap money to buy higher-yielding assets around the world — US Treasuries, tech stocks, emerging-market bonds, and increasingly Bitcoin. It is one of the largest and least-understood sources of leverage in global markets, and as of July 2026 it sits at the centre of every serious conversation about the next risk-asset shock.

Bank of Japan: Why Its Rate Hikes Move Global Markets

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:26:36 +0000

The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan, and as of July 2026 it is the last major central bank still climbing out of near-zero interest rates — a slow exit that ripples through global bond, stock and crypto markets. In June 2026 the BOJ raised its policy rate to 1%, the highest since 1995, and signalled more hikes ahead. Because Japan has been the world’s cheapest source of borrowed money for two decades, every notch higher tightens a hidden lever under asset prices everywhere.