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The Bank of Japan has raised rates to 1.25%, joining the US Federal Reserve and the ECB in tightening monetary policy as inflation pressures persist. Meanwhile, UK and other market signals show mixed responses, with the BoJ’s move sending Yen and global markets in flux.
The euro has fallen to near 17-month lows after investors have pushed up French borrowing costs and bond spreads. France has faced rising yields, mass protests and a political stalemate over deficit cuts ahead of the presidential election. Markets are pricing greater contagion risk across the eurozone and the ECB is under pressure to act.