SocGen Angered By "Stupidly Strong" Correlation Between Yen And Treasury Yields
In a world where stat arbs do most of the trading, and where central banks set the prices, everything is a correlation of a correlation of a correlation, and as we have not tired of pointing out since 2010, virtually every correlation starts with the USDJPY, the preferred funding vehicles for BOJ intervention in capital markets, as well as an indicator of Japanese pension fund, in most cases the GPIF, activity in the US risk assets.