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US Selling Euros for Yen Spurs Geopolitical Risk, BlackRock Says

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BlackRock says the US decision to sell euros to support Japan’s currency—done without alerting European policymakers—raises geopolitical risk and further reduces the attractiveness of longer-dated government bonds. The takeaway is a more cautious outlook for long-maturity sovereign risk as FX intervention dynamics weigh on investor sentiment.

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BlackRock says the US decision to sell euros to support Japan’s currency—done without alerting European policymakers—raises geopolitical risk and further reduces the attractiveness of longer-dated government bonds. The takeaway is a more cautious outlook for long-maturity sovereign risk as FX intervention dynamics weigh on investor sentiment.

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