Vanguard Asset Management, previously one of the biggest bulls on Japanese government debt, hit pause on a steady buying spree of the nation’s long-dated bonds at the start of the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/21/markets/vanguard-asset-management-japanese-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgbs #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
The yield on Japan’s 40-year government bond hit 4% on Tuesday, the highest since its debut in 2007 and a first for any maturity of the nation’s sovereign debt in more than three decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/bond-yield-hit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #bonds #jgb #taxes #food
Japanese investors sold the most U.K. sovereign bonds in 14 years in November, with concern over Britain’s fiscal outlook and higher yields in the domestic market sapping demand for gilts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/markets/japanese-funds-sell-uk-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #uk #bonds #bankofengland #bankofjapan #kazuoueda
Bankers expect another blockbuster year for sales of yen-denominated corporate debt from Japanese companies following the record tally of bonds issued in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/markets/corporate-debt-sales-banner-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #banks
Japan’s 10-year government bond auction went off smoothly, attracting demand from investors drawn to high yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/06/economy/10-year-bond-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jgb #japaneseeconomy #bonds #boj #inflation
Stablecoins are likely to be a factor, not a game changer, in Japan’s bond market as issues will focus on buying short-term debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/markets/stablecoins-bond-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless #sbi #shinseibank #banks #bonds #debt #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #jgb
The Finance Ministry will set a key rate used to calculate the country’s likely interest payments on bonds next fiscal year at 3.0%, the highest in nearly three decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/economy/interest-payments-on-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #budgets #bonds #debt #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s bond rout continues after the BOJ’s rate increase and as a record-busting budget approval looms, and the yen has been weak despite the higher yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/22/markets/japanese-bond-rout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #us #boj #economicindicators #jgb #bonds
Sales of Japan’s government bonds for individual investors have surged past ¥5 trillion this year, the most since 2007. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/economy/jgb-sales-highest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jgb #japaneseeconomy #bonds #boj #inflation
Japanese companies sold a record amount of yen-denominated bonds targeting individuals this year as inflation fuels demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/economy/japan-retail-debt-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #bonds #inflation #japaneseeconomy #aeon #investments
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