Japanese government bonds rose on Friday as cooling inflation reduced the urgency for central bank rate hikes and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her pledge to pursue “responsible” fiscal policy. The yield on ten-year Japanese government bonds fell by 3.5 basis points (bps) to 2%. The yield on two-year bonds, the most sensitive to the […]
Japanese 10-year government bond yields reversed course to a notch higher on Tuesday, following a fairly strong outcome at an auction of bonds with the same maturity. Ten-year Japanese government bond yields rose 0.5 basis point (bp) to 2.12%, after falling 1 bp to 2.105% ahead of the auction. “Despite the current yield level, which […]
Japanese government bonds (JGBs) remained under pressure on Tuesday, with 20-year yields hitting a 26-year high, as concerns mounted over a massive new stimulus. The 20-year Japanese government bond yield rose 7 basis points (bps) to 2.81%, the highest level since July 1999. The 10-year yield rose 2 basis points to 1.750%, a level not […]