Shock Inference Lab

Yen carry-trade unwind

2024-08-05 · Japan · crisis · severity 4/5

BoJ hikes + weak US payrolls; massive vol spike; Nikkei -12% in a day; global yield plunge.

Pre/post market reaction

WindowJP 10Y ΔUS 10Y ΔSpread Δ
1d0.00pp0.00pp0.00pp
1w0.00pp0.00pp0.00pp
1m+0.02pp-0.13pp+0.15pp
3m+0.15pp+0.13pp+0.02pp

Yields at monthly resolution; sub-month windows interpolated. pp = percentage points.

Systemic crisis

Cross-asset stress.

Inference scores

no-signal
confidence: high

No abnormal yield movement detected after factor-model controls.

Early warning40/100

Abnormal yield move before the event (90d proxy).

Reaction36/100

Abnormal yield move after the event (1m / 3m).

Constraint49/100

Lead/lag band: no-signal.

Amplification20/100

Post-event move beyond pre, on a crisis backdrop.

Confidence90/100

Severity × benchmark coverage × data coverage.

v1 scores use a simple factor model on monthly yields. See docs/METHODOLOGY.md.

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