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JGB yields rise as markets prepare for BOJ hold this month
3 weeks, 5 days ago

JGB yields rise as markets prepare for BOJ hold this month

Live Mint  

By Brigid Riley TOKYO, Dec 16 - Japanese government bond yields rose on Monday, tracking U.S. Treasury yields as investors awaited monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan later this week. Market expectations for an interest rate hike in Japan this month were volatile after a couple of media reports earlier suggested the BOJ may …

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Yokohama Bank Weighs Japan Bond Comeback With More Rate Hikes to Come
2 months ago

Yokohama Bank Weighs Japan Bond Comeback With More Rate Hikes to Come

Live Mint  

One of Japan’s biggest regional banks is keen to resume buying the nation’s bonds as interest rates creep higher, adding to a growing line of financial institutions that are weighing a return to local debt after years of investing abroad. “When yields rise, Japanese government bonds will definitely become the mainstay of our portfolio,” said Tomoki Arai, head of markets …

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Bank of Japan to cut buying govt bonds
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bank of Japan to cut buying govt bonds

China Daily  

Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2024. The Bank of Japan's recent announcement that it will reduce the scale of its long-term government bond purchases while leaving short-term interest rates unchanged is seen as a move toward monetary policy normalization by experts, who said it could alleviate some of the pressure on the …

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Japan Post Goes Slow in Buying Longest Bonds After BOJ Rate Hike
7 months, 1 week ago

Japan Post Goes Slow in Buying Longest Bonds After BOJ Rate Hike

Live Mint  

Japan Post Insurance Co. is holding off from buying most domestic super-long bonds, due to concern that the central bank’s reduction of debt purchases may weigh on the market. “Yields on super-long-term bonds have risen to attractive levels,” said Hiroyuki Nomura, senior general manager of Japan Post’s investment planning department. A lack of clarity about the BOJ’s plan to reduce …

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China may pare its US debt holdings
9 months, 3 weeks ago

China may pare its US debt holdings

China Daily  

A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. China may continue to reduce the share of US debt in its overall foreign exchange reserves amid its ramped-up efforts to diversify foreign asset portfolios, experts said on Wednesday. In the short term, factors like changes in monetary …

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New BOJ head says banks stable, rules out major policy shift
1 year, 9 months ago

New BOJ head says banks stable, rules out major policy shift

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The new governor of Japan’s central bank signaled Monday that he plans no drastic changes in its ultra-low interest rate policy, sticking to earlier messaging on the topic. Japan’s central bank is seeing its first leadership change in a decade, at a time when inflationary pressures around the world remain a risk and central banks are fighting back …

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Explained: The Bank of Japan's unexpected policy change
2 years ago

Explained: The Bank of Japan's unexpected policy change

Firstpost  

The Bank of Japan has loosened its longstanding shackles on 10-year bond yields. Though some think the move is a precursor to a possible interest rate hike next year, experts say it’s too early to tell The Bank of Japan sprung took experts and markets alike by surprise after an unexpected policy shift. “The writing’s on the wall that perhaps …

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Investors bet one of the biggest trades on Wall Street will unwind
2 years, 6 months ago

Investors bet one of the biggest trades on Wall Street will unwind

Live Mint  

The rapid fall in the Japanese yen has been at the center of one of the biggest bets on Wall Street this year. The central bank’s governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said Japan is likely to continue its ultra-easy monetary policy despite recent rises in prices in a parliamentary testimony in late May and speeches this month. The Bank of Japan bought …

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