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.
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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Nomura CEO’s year from hell: One staffer accused of bond market manipulation—and another of attempting to murder a client
Japan’s biggest brokerage, Nomura Holdings, is having a tough year. On Thursday, the firm’s CEO Kentaro Okuda, alongside a handful of other executives, announced they’d be cutting their own pay, ...