Shorting Japan’s government bond market has long been a “widow maker” trade. Many tried it over the last 15 years; few, if ...
The jump in 30- and 40-year yields of more than 25 basis points was the most since the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s ...
Its current nominal rate is 0.75%; estimates by central-bank researchers peg Japan’s neutral rate in the range of 1-2.5%, ...
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government bonds are in free fall as investors take a dim view of an ...
I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at Japan’s shrinking debt burden. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to ...
Japan’s bond market just sent a warning. Yields surged, liquidity vanished, and global markets reacted. Is Japan becoming a ...
TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japan may face further yen declines and a relentless rise in bond yields driven by market concern over the government's expansionary fiscal policy, former central bank ...
The last thing that an over-indebted Japan struggling with inflation needs is a prime minister who advocates fiscal stimulus and a loose monetary policy to stimulate the Japanese economy. This would ...
Teruo still moves with easy confidence and exercises every day, though a recent spike in bear sightings around his town has forced him to trade his morning jogs for the fluorescent hum of a local gym.
Japan’s 229% Debt/GDP ratio, once sustainable via yield curve control, now faces crisis as inflation and rising rates end this policy era. With the Bank of Japan turning hawkish and long-term yields ...
Global debt crisis is entering a dangerous phase as major economies carry heavier burdens than ever before. Debt-to-GDP ratios in Japan, the United States, China, and the European Monetary Union have ...