Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%
The Finance Ministry is considering setting the assumed interest rate on long-term Japanese government bonds at 3.8% in…
Japan bond yields near 3% as inflation, fiscal worries mount
By Rocky Swift and Atsuko Aoyama TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s benchmark bond yield is on the…
Takaichi urged BOJ chief to buy JGBs at May meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda at their meeting in May to buy…
Takaichi urged BOJ chief to buy JGBs at May meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda at their meeting in May to buy…
Japan’s government pension fund gains JGB expertise through active bond funds
The Government Pension Investment Fund has hired active domestic bond funds for the first time in five years,…
Macroscope | Why Japan should be able to weather a US market crash
What if Wall Street stock prices were to collapse from their current pinnacles under the sheer weight of…
Satsuki Katayama denies need for extra budget as yields rise
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated that the government doesn’t need to compile an extra budget for now, adding…
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset launches 2046 Japan government bond fund
KEY POINTSMitsubishi UFJ Asset Management launches a 2046-maturity ultra-long Japanese government bond fund on September 24, 2026Fund invests…
IMF urges Japan to avoid cutting sales tax amid higher expected borrowing costs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Japan against cutting sales tax when borrowing costs on public debt…
Japan’s 20-year bond yield rises to 1997 high on inflation woes
Japan’s 20-year government bond yield breached its January peak to touch the highest level since 1997, as elevated…
Japanese insurers sold domestic superlong bonds as yields soared
Japan’s insurers sold domestic superlong government bonds in May, reversing course from the start of the fiscal year…
BOJ should raise policy rate at appropriate pace, says board member Junko Koeda
Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda has signaled support for raising benchmark interest rates, in the latest…