By Jamie McGeever

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -Global stock markets were generally calm on Wednesday and wider measures of volatility eased as investors awaited U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s latest earnings, although selling pressure on Japan’s currency and bonds intensified further.

More on that below. In my column today I look at why the Japanese yen has failed to live up to its “safe haven” status amid the unfolding global equity selloff. Look no further than Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plans to go large on fiscal stimulus, and lean on the BOJ to keep rates as low as possible.

If you have more time to read, here are a few articles I recommend to help you make sense of what happened in markets today.

Today’s Key Market Moves

Today’s Talking Points

* Banking on one last push from Nvidi

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