The Bank of Japan’s pivot to interest-rate hikes in the past year has triggered the biggest losses for Japan’s sovereign debt among global markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/markets/japan-soverign-bond-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgbs #japaneseeconomy #boj #negativeinterestrates
A bank operating in Japan’s least populated area is doing something that may have global repercussions if its peers do the same: the lender is planning to return to the nation’s bonds in a big way as interest rates rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/24/companies/japan-regional-bank-jgbs/ #business #companies #saningodobank #regionalbanks #banks #jgbs #bonds
Japan’s largest listed life insurer has a dilemma — its traditional investment strategies aren’t working. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/18/dai-ichi-life-investment-strategy/ #business #daiichilife #investments #mergers #acquisitions #bonds #jgbs
