Japan's Record Bond Yields Put Yen Carry Trade Back in Focus: Could This Spark Fresh Trouble For US Markets?

Japan's Record Bond Yields Put Yen Carry Trade Back in Focus: Could This Spark Fresh Trouble For US Markets?

Japan’s 30-year treasury yields touched their highest level on record, at 3.52% on Tuesday night, a 48-basis-point increase since November, sparking concerns of potential fallout across the U.S. and global markets. Deteriorating Fiscal Conditions Push Yields Higher After decades of serving as the world’s low-yield anchor, with negative short-term interest rates, Japan’s government bond yields have surged significantly over the past year. This co…

Bank of Japan’s QT Cuts $502 billion from Balance Sheet. JGB Yields Surge as BOJ Steps away from Bond Market

Japanese Government Bond 10-year yield rose to 20-year high of 2.13%, 30-year yield hit 3.50%.

Why Japan’s Bond Turmoil Matters for Bitcoin and Crypto Markets

Japan’s bond market is undergoing one of its most dramatic repricing events in modern history. The implications may extend far beyond domestic fixed income, potentially spilling into global risk assets, including Bitcoin. Sponsored Sponsored Liquidity Tightening Raises Pressure on the Yen Carry Trade Japanese government bond (JGB) yields have surged sharply since the start of...

Human battles machine in JGB market - Global Trading

Participants say electronic trading of Japanese government bonds has reached an inflection point, but others counter that the death of voice trading has been overexaggerated. By Nick Dunbar If there is one area where changes in Japan’s financial markets are likely to be consequential, it is the government bond market. The country is an outlier among developed nations, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 230%, which would be devastating for most economie…