Post Tsunami, Nikkei Falls 6% to 9,620, USD/JPY Moves on BoJ Injection (In Symmetrical Triangle)

USD/JPY (freestockcharts)

After an earthquake and tsunami destroyed parts of Japan on Friday and killed thousands of people, I think the markets still need to digest the situation and acknowledge new risks. Experts say there's a 70% chance a major aftershock could strike by Wednesday (WiredNews). Is there any possible way to hedge land masses against seismic wave volatility? The answer is in the Adams–Williamson equation somewhere.

The Fukushima nuclear power plant was damaged by the earthquake and reactors keep exploding (hydrogen), so there are fears the plant could meltdown or spread radiation. Lastly, there is the aftermath. You have infrastructure and houses destroyed, production halts (oil refining, power, steel production, Honda and Toyota) and a million people without water. Read this Reuters article.

Nikkei 225 (marketwatch)

So now Japan has to either tax or borrow from their citizens, or tap the "external" markets to foot the bill. However, Japan is already fiscally constrained or JGB investors could ask for higher rates. See videos featuring hedge fund managers Kyle Bass and Vitaliy Katsenelson for their views. This is why I want to see how everything reacts, including the Nikkei 225 Index (stocks), Japanese Yen and JGB rates (Japanese Government Bonds).

To stabilize the financial system, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) "pumped 15 trillion yen or $183 billion into money markets" and doubled asset purchases (read more at Bloomberg). Last night the Nikkei 225 Index closed at 9620, -6.18%, USD/JPY was volatile around BoJ statements (81.83) and JGBs saw safe haven buying. Click the charts for a larger view.

More News:
Japan quake feared to fuel S. Korean inflation (Yonhap News)
Moody's: Japan fiscal crisis not imminent (MarketWatch)
Quake impact on Japan non-life insurers seen limited: analysts (Reuters)
Analysis: Japan quake risks severe near-term economic damage (Reuters)
Japanese Quake Causing a Temporary `Panic' in Iron Ore Market, Trader Says (Bloomberg)
Sendai's homeless are fearful (SifyNews)
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