When Cheap Money Breaks How the Carry Trade Unwound and Liquidity Rewrote Global Markets For decades, markets rose not just on growth — but on cheap, abundant money. Borrowing was easy. Liquidity felt endless. Risk looked safe. Then, quietly, it all began to change. When Cheap Money Breaks explains why markets fall without headlines, why assets like stocks, gold, and Bitcoin now move together during stress, and why the old investing playbook no longer works. At the center of this shift is Japan — the world’s quiet engine of cheap money. For years, ultra-low interest rates in Japan funded global asset booms through the yen carry trade. Now, as Japan normalizes policy, that support is fading — and global markets are adjusting. This book takes readers inside the mechanics of the carry trade, the role of leverage, and the emotional disorientation that comes when support disappears. You'll learn: Why gold often falls before it protects Why Bitcoin behaves like both a risk asset and a reserve Why households now face a more fragile investing reality This is not a guide to panic. It’s a guide to understanding — when the old rules stop working, and the new ones quietly take their place. Because when the cost of money rises, the real story isn’t fear. It’s recalibration.