1238 GMT - The dollar could react negatively if the Federal Reserve shifted its focus to shrinking its balance sheet as a means of tightening monetary policy rather than raising interest rates, Deutsche Bank's George Saravelos says in a note. Lessons can be learned from Japan where the yen is at historical lows as the Bank of Japan has been slow to raise rates but withdrawing liquidity at record pace through quantitative tightening, he says. Moreover, balance-sheet tightening could create conflict with the Trump administration given the stated objective of keeping long-end yields low, he says. BOJ independence is a persistent source of concern, with Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Minister discussing deploying domestic savings to defend Japanese bonds, he says. (renae.dyer@wsj.com)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 16, 2026 08:38 ET (12:38 GMT)
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