Global currency and interest-rate markets are heading into a massive change as rising Japanese yields are luring domestic investors to park their money at home, according to RBC Capital Markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/economy/japanese-yields-change-global/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #jgb #japaneseeconomy #investments
The U.S. dollar clawed back some lost ground in Asian trading hours on Tuesday following five days of selling, ahead of the return of U.S. traders from the Labor Day holiday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/markets/gold-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #dollar #us #gold #jgb #bonds
Japan's Finance Ministry is planning to set the provisional rate for interest payments on government bonds at 2.6% for the fiscal year 2026, the highest level in 17 years, according to a local media report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/22/economy/jgb-interest-rate-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #jgb
Rakuten Bank will likely hold back from actively buying Japanese government bonds until the central bank raises interest rates again, in the latest sign that an uncertain policy outlook is weighing on investor sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/companies/rakuten-bank-jgb-buying-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakutenbank #banks #jgb #investments #boj
Fukoku Life Insurance may increase its purchases of Japanese super-long bonds right as the nation’s debt market trembled this week ahead of Sunday's Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/fukoku-life-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fukokulifeinsurance #2025upperhouseelection #lifeinsurance #bonds #jgb
Japan will reduce its issuance of super-long bonds starting in July, taking a step to calm a bond market rattled by recent surges in yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/economy/super-long-bond-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #financeministry #jgb #bonds #japaneseeconomy