Across The Spread is a financial markets podcast hosted by Weston Nakamura based in Tokyo, providing listeners with all of the latest developments and differentiated insights stemming from the Asia Pacific region with global, cross-asset market impact and consequence - mixed with a bit of Weston’s wit and humor.
From commentary on day-to-day market activity, to long-form thematic deep dives,
Across The Spread connects what is happening on the ground in Asia with broader markets in the U.S. and Europe. Be it equities, bonds, currencies or commodities, as well as critical developments on the policy front out of the Bank of Japan to China - Across The Spread takes a markets-first approach for traders, investors, and market enthusiasts around the world.
Weston has a background in institutional finance as a listed derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs and equity hedge fund sales at Jefferies in Tokyo, and has been creating original content on financial markets as Global Markets Editor at Real Vision, and host of the Market Depth podcast on Blockworks Macro.
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Across The Spread is a financial markets podcast hosted by Weston Nakamura based in Tokyo, providing listeners with all of the latest developments and differentiated insights stemming from the Asia Pacific region with global, cross-asset market impact and consequence - mixed with a bit of Weston’s wit and humor.
From commentary on day-to-day market activity, to long-form thematic deep dives,
Across The Spread connects what is happening on the ground in Asia with broader markets in the U.S. and Europe. Be it equities, bonds, currencies or commodities, as well as critical developments on the policy front out of the Bank of Japan to China - Across The Spread takes a markets-first approach for traders, investors, and market enthusiasts around the world.
Weston has a background in institutional finance as a listed derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs and equity hedge fund sales at Jefferies in Tokyo, and has been creating original content on financial markets as Global Markets Editor at Real Vision, and host of the Market Depth podcast on Blockworks Macro.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Originally aired Jul 30, 2024 on YouTube: Watch the episode on video with charts to follow along at Across The Spread Official Youtube Channel here,
For further insights and commentary on JPY and its correlation vs NDX, including a deeper look into CTAs, systematic flow behavior and more, see the corresponding article on Across The Spread Substack - read here USDJPY: 152 - The CrowdStrike of Global Markets
As yen strength shakes up markets, USDJPY at 152 is the world’s most consequential green & red blinking ticker price level in the immediate term as it relates to major global markets across asset classes - from DM equities to EM currencies to gold and more, according to Weston Nakamura.
The most impactful “market player,” or market force, is Japan Ministry of Finance and their shift in yentervention tactic - as well as the Bank of Japan this coming week.
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