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I want to know if Japan macro is a threat to my crypto holdings overnight."},{"title":"Japan macro event calendar for crypto traders","prompt":"What Japan macro events like BOJ decisions or CPI releases are coming up that could trigger yen carry-trade unwinding and hit crypto? Also tell me the current carry-trade risk level and USD/JPY position."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing: USD/JPY spot price with 1-day and 5-day percentage changes; Nikkei 225 price and 1-day change; a rule-based carry-trade risk level (low, watch, or elevated) with reasons and distance to the 155 USD/JPY key level; a list of upcoming Japan macro events (BOJ decisions, CPI releases); and freshness metadata including as_of timestamp, data_age_seconds, next_update, and stale_after fields. Payment details (asset, payer, amount, network, transaction) are also included.","failureModes":["Stale data: endpoint returns cached data with stale_after exceeded — not charged in this case","Bad input: malformed request parameters — not charged","Network timeout: api.lumitrades.io unreachable, no response","Market data unavailable: upstream FX or Nikkei data feed outage","Payment failure: x402 micropayment of $0.01 USDC not processed correctly"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a single, pre-computed signal about whether yen carry-trade dynamics pose a risk to crypto markets, including both the raw USD/JPY and Nikkei data and an interpretive risk level with reasons. Prefer it over generic FX data APIs when you want the 155 USD/JPY threshold logic and Japan event calendar already baked in, and when you need freshness guarantees (stale_after, next_update) suitable for automated agent workflows.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-28T06:39:35.945Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"lumi-trades-yen-carry-trade-risk-watch-022cdbd7"}