Foreign investors are storming into Japan’s once-placid government bond market, exposing the world’s second-largest pool of sovereign debt to bouts of volatility sparked by traders thousands of miles away. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/09/markets/foreign-traders-jgb-buy-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jgb #bonds #investments #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi

Japanese investors bought the largest amount of U.K. sovereign bonds in over four years in October as they expected a potential Bank of England interest-rate cut to boost the debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/economy/japan-uk-bond-purchase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #bonds #investments #uk #bankofengland

The Bank of Japan has rattled markets globally with its hint of a rate rise, with Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s hawkish comments Monday hitting bonds, stocks and crypto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/markets/bond-rout-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #jgb #kazuoueda #bonds

Japan plans to increase its issuance of short-term debt to help finance Sanae Takaichi’s economic package, a move that comes as markets grow uneasy about fiscal discipline and upward pressure on super-long yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/extra-budget-bond-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #budgets #bonds #sanaetakaichi #financeministry

SoftBank Group will raise about ¥500 billion from retail investors at a coupon of 3.98% — the highest on a yen-denominated senior bond from the company in more than 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/softbank-bonds-retail-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds #stocks #investments #ai

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled last week a large round of extra spending. Now she faces the question of how to fund it without adding to market nervousness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/economy/japan-funding-stimulus-package/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #taxes #bonds #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #budgets

Following a series of bond futures manipulation scandals at Nomura Holdings and other major global banks, Japan Exchange Group is set to revise its guidelines on derivatives trading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/jpx-derivatives-trading-guidelines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nomura #bonds #japanexchangegroup

SoftBank priced ¥46 billion in bonds on Friday, bringing its already record issuance this year to around ¥400 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/companies/softbank-bonds-record-issuance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds

Berkshire Hathaway sold ¥210.1 billion ($1.4 billion) of yen-denominated bonds on Friday at a spread which was lower compared with its previous deal as global investors flock to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/companies/berkshire-hathaway-bond-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #berkshirehathaway #bonds #samuraibonds

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management is set to launch its first fund comprising collateralized loan obligations that will mainly hold dollar-denominated floating-rate loans made to U.S. companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/companies/mufg-collateralized-loan-obligations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #bonds #debt #investments

Short-seller Jim Chanos has closed his MicroStrategy short position after shares plunged 50% from their peak, citing the disappearance of the premium over its Bitcoin holdings.
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Japanese companies have raised $132 billion in foreign-currency bond and loan deals arranged by banks so far in 2025, up 56% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/04/companies/japanese-firms-boost-foreign-currency-bonds-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #investments #brokerages #mergers #acquisitions #japaneseeconomy

Nomura Asset Management has been snapping up U.K. government bonds as their yields look more attractive compared with other European countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/companies/nomura-uk-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #uk #bonds

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued a €300 million (¥53 billion) bond to boost flood defenses and other climate-related countermeasures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/tokyo-climate-resilience-bond/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #climatechange #floods #bonds

SoftBank is relying on costly hybrid bonds to fund its $30 billion OpenAI investment, amid rising debt, cash flow issues and AI competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/26/japan/softbanks-openai-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #softbank #openai #artificialintelligence #bonds #masayoshisons

Bank of Yokohama is prepared to pile back into the domestic debt market when the central bank’s peak interest rate is in sight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/bank-of-yokohama-jgb-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bankofyokohama #regionalbanks #boj #bonds #jgbs #japaneseeconomy

SoftBank Group is returning to the overseas bond market for the second time this year amid an aggressive fundraising push for artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/companies/softbank-overseas-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #bonds #ai

Rakuten Group priced a local bond at the year’s highest coupon of 4.691%, giving Japan’s credit market its clearest sign yet of how rising rates are impacting corporate borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/companies/rakuten-bond-highest-coupon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakuten #bonds #softbank #daiwa

Bond holders want an ever-higher premium to hold the debt of developed-nation governments as turmoil in France and Japan underscores how politics is eclipsing central bank policy globally as a key market driver. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/13/markets/political-premium-bonds-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #france #sanaetakaichi

Goldman sees Japan bond 'shocks' spilling over to Treasurys https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/markets/japan-government-bonds-rise-following-takaichi-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgb #ldp #sanaetakaichi