Japanese Government Bonds: Latest News and Analysis

Reuters
Nomura securities unit fined by JSDA for JGB futures transactions
Nomura Holdings said on Wednesday that the Japan Securities Dealers Association has fined its securities unit 30 million yen ($195,198) for Japanese government bond futures transactions conducted in ...
Wall Street Journal
Easing Hopes Send China Bond Yields to New Lows
China’s benchmark government bond yields have fallen to a new low as investors rush into the market on policy easing hopes.
Wall Street Journal
JGBs Likely to Be Solo Underperformer Among G-10 Government Bonds in 2025
JGBs are likely to be the solo underperformer among G-10 government bonds next year, Goldman Sachs said.
Wall Street Journal
JGB Futures Fall; Market Likely to Track Declines in U.S. Treasurys
JGB futures fell in the morning Tokyo session. Both futures and cash JGBs were likely to track overnight price declines in Treasurys.
Bloomberg
Rakuten Starts Marketing Its Third Dollar Bond Offering of 2024
Rakuten Group Inc. started marketing its third dollar bond of the year, seeking to take advantage of strong investor appetite for junk rated debt that drove US spreads to their lowest since 2007.
Bloomberg
BOJ Sells 10-Year Cash Bonds to Ease Shortage Tied to Futures
The Bank of Japan has sold some of its holdings of futures-linked 10-year government bonds to improve the trading liquidity of these securities, which are often used as hedging tools against market ...
Bloomberg
Rakuten Plans Return to Dollar Bond Market With Hybrid Notes
Rakuten Group Inc. has mandated banks for a $500 million dollar bond sale, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Reuters
BOJ's retreat from low rates heightens Japan's debt troubles
The Bank of Japan's retreat from a decade-long radical stimulus is pressuring the government to rethink the way it funds its big spending packages with additional debt, a challenge made more daunting ...
Bloomberg
Japanese Super-Long Yields Surpass China’s as Divergence Grows
Japan’s longer-maturity bond yields are set to end November higher than their Chinese equivalents as the outlook for Asia’s two biggest economies diverges.
Bloomberg
Japan Firms Rush to Sell Bonds as BOJ December Hike Bets Grow
Japanese corporate borrowers are selling bonds at a faster pace as speculation grows the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates again next month.
Reuters
Japan seen reaping record tax revenue in fiscal 2024, sources say
Japan's tax revenues are likely to hit a record high for a fifth straight year in the current fiscal year ending in March 2025, four government sources told Reuters.
Wall Street Journal
JGBs Edge Higher, Tracking Gains in U.S. Treasurys
Japanese government bonds edged higher, tracking the price gains in U.S. Treasurys seen in Asia’s early trading.
Wall Street Journal
JGBs Edge Lower, Weighed by Pickup in Japan’s Underlying Inflation
Japanese government bonds edged lower in early Tokyo trade, weighed by Japanese economic data released earlier that showed a pickup in underlying inflation.
Wall Street Journal
Eurozone Bonds Could Face Headwinds on Better Risk Sentiment, Data
After the 10-year Treasury yield’s rise to high of 4.505% last week from a low of 3.599% in mid-September, technical conditions are overextended, UOB said.
Wall Street Journal
JGB Futures Consolidate; 10-Year JGB Yield Remains Solid Around 1%
JGB futures consolidated in the morning Tokyo session following the U.S. bond market holiday on Monday.
Bloomberg
JPMorgan Hires Goldman’s Kimakura to Head Japan Bond Trading
JPMorgan Chase & Co. hired Hiroki Kimakura from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to head Japanese government bond trading in Tokyo, as activity picks up in the country’s $7.3 trillion sovereign debt market.
Wall Street Journal
JGBs Edge Higher; Yields May Face Some Upward Pressure Near-Term
JGBs edged higher in the morning Tokyo session. Japanese government bond yields will probably face “some upward pressure in the near term,” JPMorgan said.
Bloomberg
Japanese Funds Embrace German Bonds While Shunning French Debt
Japanese investors bought the largest amount of German sovereign debt since 2018 in September, while continuing to shift away from French bonds amid concern over the nation’s finances. They purchased ...
Reuters
Trump win heightens risks for BOJ as yen renews slide
A dollar rally triggered by Republican Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election could heighten pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates as soon as December to prevent the ...
Reuters
Japan's life insurers set to buy JGBs in Oct-March, weigh risk returns
TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Japan's major life insurers are expected to continue purchasing Japanese government bonds (JGBs) into the second half of the fiscal year, but the pace and extent of these ...