Japan 30-Year Bond Futures Erase Gains After BOJ Rate Hike

The long-end's inability to hold gains after a rate hike points to a market more focused on the inflation and fiscal trajectory than on the hike itself. The split between falling short-end yields and a fading long-end rally suggests investors are pricing near-term policy success while demanding more compensation for duration risk. For RWA and crypto markets, this reinforces the view that yen funding dynamics, not the rate decision alone, are the transmission channel to watch. Whether the long end stabilizes or keeps steepening is the open question.