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BONDS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 2, 2023
Japan agricultural bank Nochu readies global return after U.K. selloff
The agricultural bank was once one of the biggest buyers of collateralized loan obligations in the world, and is looking at resuming purchases in the coming months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2023
Key panel urges BOJ to make 2% inflation target long-term goal
The re-defining of the price target must be made in a new policy accord between the government and the central bank that would replace the one crafted in 2013, the panel said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 27, 2023
Defense spending rise puts spotlight on redemption rule of JGBs
Some in the LDP argue that the extra funding can be secured by changing the redemption period of government bonds from 60 to 80 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2023
IMF says BOJ should consider more long-term yield flexibility
Options include raising its 10-year yield target, widening the yield trading band, switching back to a quantity goal for bond buying and aiming at a shorter-maturity yield, the fund said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023
Social impact bond program spreading among Japan's local governments
The system, while curbing fiscal spending, enables administrative bodies to improve the effectiveness of their services by encouraging companies involved to come up with creative ideas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023
New BOJ governor likely to move away from special stimulus, ex-official says
The official said Japan is on track to break away from an entrenched deflationary mindset as it moves away from being an economy of zero inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2023
BOJ's policy tweak drew rare government request to adjourn, minutes show
At the Dec. 19-20 meeting, the BOJ kept its ultraeasy monetary policy but shocked markets with a surprise decision to double the movement range around 10-year bond yields.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023
LDP divided over proposed overhaul of JGB redemption rule
When JGBs reach their maturity dates, the government redeems part of the debts with cash and rolls over the rest by issuing refunding bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 19, 2023
Funds plan relentless pressure on BOJ as they eye full surrender
The Bank of Japan may have wrong-footed bond bears once again, but investors say a shift in policy is inevitable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023
Despite speculation of shift, BOJ maintains dovish policies
The Bank of Japan said it will maintain its monetary easing policy, including its short-term interest rate at minus 0.1%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2023
Traders eye chance of further BOJ tweaks with ‘Pandora’s box open’
Another increase in the key 10-year yield's permitted trading ceiling is seen as the most likely course of action, should the BOJ act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2023
BOJ surprise can’t be ruled out in first move of 2023
Uncertainty remains due in part to unclear messaging after the doubling of a cap on 10-year bond yields.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2023
Bets grow on BOJ shift that could rattle global markets
Japan's benchmark bond yield breached the central bank's new ceiling, with traders positioning for more changes to its yield-curve control policy next week.u00a0
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 12, 2023
BOJ may end yield-curve control next quarter
The forecast mirrors growing expectations among investors that the BOJ's decision last month to double the 10-year yield ceiling to 0.5% was just the first step of more policy changes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2023
Amid climate efforts, Japan considers issuing green transition bonds next fiscal year
Japan plans to issue u00a51.6 trillion of such bonds in the fiscal year that ends in March 2024, with an eye on those with maturity of 10 years and 20 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2023
Rakuten looks for a further $200 million from bond deal
Rakuten tapped the market in November for $500 million at a whopping 12% yield.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2023
BOJ's policy tweak hasn't led to lending windfall, Mizuho head says
Comments from the president and CEO of Mizuho Financial Group highlight the challenges Japanese banks still face.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2023
It’s now clear that quantitative easing was a colossal policy mistake
There's no convincing evidence that central banks' purchases of trillions of dollars of bonds and other financial assets helped any economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 5, 2023
Japan's MOF lifts coupon rate on 10-year JGBs to 8-year high after BOJ move
While a higher coupon rate could squeeze public finances, it will benefit investors as it brings higher return on their bond investment.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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