Traders question Japanese government’s commitment to pension fund investments amid yen rally

The post Japan’s finance minister plans to legalize crypto ETFs appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Japanese government wants to make crypto ETFs legal and reclassify digital assets as financial products under new finance legislation. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama made the announcement on Thursday. The new plan is expected to open regulated crypto exposure to ordinary Japanese brokerage customers. Katayama believes Japan needs a stronger legal framework and a strong trading ecosystem to boost investor confidence. She made these comments at the Open Quick 2026 seminar in Tokyo, an event hosted by financial data provider QUICK. She also said Japan wants to allow crypto ETFs, just as many countries have done. The key behind the policy change is an amendment to the legislation governing stocks and bonds, to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), the law that governs stocks and bonds. At the moment, Japan treats crypto as a means of payment and is regulated by

The post GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Bulls remain in control with RSI and MACD in positive territory appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. GBP/JPY trades under pressure on Friday after comments from Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama boosted the Japanese Yen (JPY). At the time of writing, the cross is trading around 217.10, down 0.30% on the day. Katayama said the government would encourage domestic pension funds, including the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), to increase their holdings of Japanese financial assets. However, the remarks did little to reverse the Yen’s broad-based weakness, leaving GBP/JPY pinned near levels last seen in 2008 and on track for a third consecutive weekly gain. Meanwhile, the British Pound (GBP) remains the strongest-performing G10 currency in recent weeks, supported by Bank of England (BoE) interest rate hike bets and easing political uncertainty in the United Kingdom. From a technical perspective, GBP/JPY maintains a bullish bias on the daily

The post Japanese Yen: Policy shift talk supports JPY – MUFG appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MUFG’s Derek Halpenny notes the Japanese Yen is leading G10 gains after Finance Minister Katayama unexpectedly urged households and the GPIF to increase investments in Japanese financial assets. He stresses these policy shifts will take time, with Bank of Japan (BoJ) credibility still crucial before domestic investors materially reallocate from foreign assets back into JGBs, limiting near-term Yen impact. Katayama comments lift Japanese Yen “The yen is the top performing G10 currency today with the move triggered by a remark at a regular press conference by Finance Minister Katayama.” “In discussing government investment plans Katayama stated that it was now a government priority to “encourage households, as well as pension funds including the GPIF, to increase their investments in Japanese financial assets”. This has come from nowhere and hence the surprise has had a notable impact not ju

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