Global bond funds have been attracted – and repeatedly burned – for decades by a trade known in Japan as the “widow maker.” The idea is simple: Borrow and sell Japanese government bonds in anticipation of falling prices, before buying them back and pocketing the difference. The strategy takes its name from piling up losses […]
Japanese government bonds acted in a narrow range on Friday, because investors adjust functions before the weekend, with attention to the potential timing of Bank of Japan Policy and the race to select the next prime minister. Short and medium-sized JGB yields, which are reversed to prices, were slightly lower after their rise to the […]
The Japanese government bonds (JGBS) emerged on Tuesday, because the proceeds in the long term attracted buyers in the long term and supported the expectations of the central bank rates that were supported that shorter effects were supported. The benchmark 10-year-old JGB yield fell 1.5 basic points (BPS) to 1,550%. The 30-year return lost 3.5 […]
Singapore: The Yen fell on Monday after the news that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had resigned, while the dollar was nurses after the tumbling of a weak American job report that the expectations for a federal reserve rate lowered this month. Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday and heralded a potentially long period of […]