Fiscal worries and demographic changes knock demand for super-long bonds
Ground zero for the global duration dump
Long-dated debt sells off as concerns mount over world’s third-largest market
Finance ministry survey appears designed to confirm that demand for super long-dated JGBs is low
High food prices pile pressure on central bank and unpopular Ishiba government
The return of the bond vigilantes . . . in Japan?
New chancellor is sceptical that prohibiting the party will curb its appeal
Yields soar after dismal auction, raising concerns that investors could sell foreign assets and bring money home
German borrowing costs climb as yields also rise across Eurozone and Japan
Japanese central bank plans to halve monthly bond purchases as it tightens monetary policy
Yen weakens after Japanese central bank delays releasing details on plans to trim balance sheet
Investors have been increasing bets BoJ will raise interest rates further
Japan’s central bankers grapple with normalising monetary policy and unwinding the balance sheet
Governor Kazuo Ueda says central bank in no rush to change monetary policy as Fed weighs cutting rates
Well, there’s a lot of Japanese money in US corporate debt . . .
Investor reaction to the BoJ removing the hard ceiling on 10-year yields has so far been muted
Deutsche Bank sees danger for the yen
Currency sinks close to last intervention point after small adjustment to central bank policy
(Not a headline we thought we’d ever write)
Central bank raises interest rate cap under pressure from weakening yen, inflation and rising US Treasuries
Two-day policy meeting could end with changes to trading band for government bonds
Purchases come as global market sell-off drives US Treasury rates
August data shows consumer price growth exceeded 2% target for 17th straight month
Don’t look down
Long-dated bond yields jump to 9-year high as analysts hail ‘de facto abolishment’ of trading cap
