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The Government Pension Investment Fund has hired active domestic bond funds for the first time in five years, showing a need to increase its expertise to deal with volatility in the nation's debt market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/30/gpif-jgb-expertise-gain-hire-active-bond-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #gpif #pensionfunds #pensions #jgb #bonds

The Government Pension Investment Fund has hired active domestic bond funds for the first time in five years, showing a need to increase its expertise to deal with volatility in the nation's debt market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/30/gpif-jgb-expertise-gain-hire-active-bond-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #gpif #pensionfunds #pensions #jgb #bonds

Japan has lowered its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year, reflecting expectations that higher oil prices driven by tensions in the Middle East will weigh on domestic demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/30/economy/economic-outlook-trim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #middleeast #wages #inflation #sanaetakaichi #gdp #boj #ai #jgb

Japan has lowered its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year, reflecting expectations that higher oil prices driven by tensions in the Middle East will weigh on domestic demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/30/economy/economic-outlook-trim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #middleeast #wages #inflation #sanaetakaichi #gdp #boj #ai #jgb

Japan's Cabinet has approved the government's economic blueprint, with a line that suggested a weakening of central bank autonomy rewritten in the final version. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/honebuto-cabinet-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen #japaneseeconomy

Japan's Cabinet has approved the government's economic blueprint, with a line that suggested a weakening of central bank autonomy rewritten in the final version. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/honebuto-cabinet-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen #japaneseeconomy

The Government Pension Investment Fund could buy as much as ¥12.3 trillion of additional government bonds without changing its asset allocation mix, according to Societe Generale, potentially supporting the debt market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/14/societe-generale-jgb-gpif/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #gpif #pensionfunds #pensions #societegenerale #jgb

The Government Pension Investment Fund could buy as much as ¥12.3 trillion of additional government bonds without changing its asset allocation mix, according to Societe Generale, potentially supporting the debt market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/14/societe-generale-jgb-gpif/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #gpif #pensionfunds #pensions #societegenerale #jgb

A line from a draft policy document caused shock and led to a quick edit and series of statements clarifying the Bank of Japan's independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/13/markets/honebuto-boj-mention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen

A line from a draft policy document caused shock and led to a quick edit and series of statements clarifying the Bank of Japan's independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/13/markets/honebuto-boj-mention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen

Yields hit three-decade highs as the Bank of Japan's behind-the-curve narrative is debated, with some analysts arguing that the central bank is not being overtaken by the market even as the 10-year yield crosses 2.9%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/09/markets/behind-the-curve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgb #boj

Yields hit three-decade highs as the Bank of Japan's behind-the-curve narrative is debated, with some analysts arguing that the central bank is not being overtaken by the market even as the 10-year yield crosses 2.9%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/09/markets/behind-the-curve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgb #boj

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset launches 2046 Japan government bond fund

KEY POINTSMitsubishi UFJ Asset Management launches a 2046-maturity ultra-long Japanese government bond fund on September 24, 2026Fund invests in Japanese …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1508321/mitsubishi-ufj-asset-launches-2046-japan-government-bond-fund/

https://www.alojapan.com/1508321/mitsubishi-ufj-asset-launches-2046-japan-government-bond-fund/ Mitsubishi UFJ Asset launches 2046 Japan government bond fund #BankOfJapan #InvestmentTrust #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseGovernmentBonds #JapaneseNews #JGB #MitsubishiUFJAssetManagement #MitsubishiUFJMorganStanleySecurities #news #NISA KEY POINTSMitsubishi UFJ Asset Management launches a 2046-maturity ultra-long Japanese government bond fund on September 24, 2026Fund invests in Japanese government bonds with about 20 years remaining a

Japan's insurers sold domestic superlong government bonds in May, reversing course from the start of the fiscal year as yields climbed to multidecade highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/22/companies/insurers-super-long-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #insurance #bonds #jgb #inflation #japaneseeconomy

Japan's insurers sold domestic superlong government bonds in May, reversing course from the start of the fiscal year as yields climbed to multidecade highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/22/companies/insurers-super-long-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #insurance #bonds #jgb #inflation #japaneseeconomy

Japanese insurers sold domestic superlong bonds as yields soared

Japan’s insurers sold domestic superlong government bonds in May, reversing course from the start of the fiscal year as yields climbed to multidecade highs. Local insurers sold a net ¥201.2 billion ($1.25 billion) of Japanese sovereign debt due in more th…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1501780/japanese-insurers-sold-domestic-superlong-bonds-as-yields-soared/ Japanese insurers sold domestic superlong bonds as yields soared #bonds #inflation #insurance #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseEconomy #JGB #news Japan’s insurers sold domestic superlong government bonds in May, reversing course from the start of the fiscal year as yields climbed to multidecade highs. Local insurers sold a net ¥201.2 billion ($1.25 billion) of Japanese sovereign debt due in more than 10 years, according to the latest Japan Securiti

Japan Is Partying Like It’s 1999, And Not In A Good Way

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images Central bankers are supposed to yank away the punchbowl just as the party gets going. In 1999, the Bank of Japan rewrote that maxim entirely — putting out the b…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1500666/japan-is-partying-like-its-1999-and-not-in-a-good-way/ Japan Is Partying Like It’s 1999, And Not In A Good Way #BankOfJapan #BankOfJapanRate #boj #Japan #JapanNews #JapanRate #JapanUsd #JapanYen #JGB #news #SanaeTakaichi #YenUsd Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images Central bankers are supposed to yank away the punchbowl just as the party gets going. In 1999, the Bank of Japan rewrote that maxim entirely — putting out the biggest punchbowl any major economy had e

The Bank of Japan has taken rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995, with inflation and the weak yen forcing its hand and making it difficult to wait and see any longer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/16/markets/boj-meeting-june-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #bonds #jgb #kazuoueda

The Bank of Japan has taken rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995, with inflation and the weak yen forcing its hand and making it difficult to wait and see any longer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/16/markets/boj-meeting-june-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #bonds #jgb #kazuoueda

The Bank of Japan's rate increase is a "done deal," with inflation and a weak yen making the jump to 1% a necessity and another round of intervention a possibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/11/economy/boj-preview-june-meeting-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates #bonds #jgb #kazuoueda

The Bank of Japan's rate increase is a "done deal," with inflation and a weak yen making the jump to 1% a necessity and another round of intervention a possibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/11/economy/boj-preview-june-meeting-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates #bonds #jgb #kazuoueda

Bank of Japan rate increase a ’done deal,’ course ahead uncertain

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 30-year high on Tuesday, wait-and-see giving way to a certain sense of urgency.   “I’d say a rate hike is pretty much a done deal,” said Tsuyoshi Ueno, executive research fe…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1497061/bank-of-japan-rate-increase-a-done-deal-course-ahead-uncertain/

https://www.alojapan.com/1497061/bank-of-japan-rate-increase-a-done-deal-course-ahead-uncertain/ Bank of Japan rate increase a ’done deal,’ course ahead uncertain #boj #bonds #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseEconomy #JGB #KazuoUeda #NegativeInterestRates #news The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 30-year high on Tuesday, wait-and-see giving way to a certain sense of urgency.   “I’d say a rate hike is pretty much a done deal,” said Tsuyoshi Ueno, executive research fellow at NLI Research Institute.   Inflation and a

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management said a larger or out-of-cycle Bank of Japan rate hike can't be ruled out, warning that an expected increase this month may not be enough to prevent further declines in the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-boj-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #boj #japaneseeconomy #mufg #yen #jgb #inflation #middleeast

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management said a larger or out-of-cycle Bank of Japan rate hike can't be ruled out, warning that an expected increase this month may not be enough to prevent further declines in the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-boj-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #boj #japaneseeconomy #mufg #yen #jgb #inflation #middleeast

The Bank of Japan might be behind the curve on interest rate increases, as yen and bond prices fall and doubts grow about fiscal discipline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/economy/boj-bond-market-forex/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #dollar #inflation #boj #forex #bonds #jgb

The Bank of Japan might be behind the curve on interest rate increases, as yen and bond prices fall and doubts grow about fiscal discipline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/economy/boj-bond-market-forex/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #dollar #inflation #boj #forex #bonds #jgb

Pacific Investment Management is seeing an opportunity in Japan's 30-year sovereign bonds at a time when concerns over inflation and government spending have pushed those yields to record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/20/companies/pimco-japan-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pacificinvestmentmanagement #investments #japaneseeconomy #jgb #boj #bonds

Pacific Investment Management is seeing an opportunity in Japan's 30-year sovereign bonds at a time when concerns over inflation and government spending have pushed those yields to record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/20/companies/pimco-japan-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pacificinvestmentmanagement #investments #japaneseeconomy #jgb #boj #bonds

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated that the government doesn't need to compile an extra budget for now, adding that a recent rise in yields on Japanese government bonds is part of a broader global trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/economy/katayama-denial-extra-budget-need/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #japaneseeconomy #jgb #bonds #budgets

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated that the government doesn't need to compile an extra budget for now, adding that a recent rise in yields on Japanese government bonds is part of a broader global trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/economy/katayama-denial-extra-budget-need/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #japaneseeconomy #jgb #bonds #budgets

"BoJ's been te largest buyer of #Japanese #government #bonds since 2006.. BoJ purchased 97% of #JGB issuance bec few investors were willing to accept such low yields. W/o BoJ’s aggressive monetary support, te 🇯🇵ese govt wld arguably hv faced insolvency.. cost of BoJ’s #moneyprinting policies has been sharp depreciation of ¥, which has lost nearly ½ its value over te past 2 decades. Why do I've te feeling tt te #Thai baht may face similar depreciat'n pressures if BoT prints THB400bil to support.."

"BoJ's been te largest buyer of #Japanese #government #bonds since 2006.. BoJ purchased 97% of #JGB issuance bec few investors were willing to accept such low yields. W/o BoJ’s aggressive monetary support, te 🇯🇵ese govt wld arguably hv faced insolvency.. cost of BoJ’s #moneyprinting policies has been sharp depreciation of ¥, which has lost nearly ½ its value over te past 2 decades. Why do I've te feeling tt te #Thai baht may face similar depreciat'n pressures if BoT prints THB400bil to support.."

Japan's 20-year government bond yield breached its January peak to reach the highest level since 1997, as higher energy prices add to inflation pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/13/markets/bond-yield-rise-1997-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgb #japaneseeconomy

Japan's 20-year government bond yield breached its January peak to reach the highest level since 1997, as higher energy prices add to inflation pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/13/markets/bond-yield-rise-1997-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgb #japaneseeconomy

The Japanese bond rout continues, taking 10-year yields to a 27-year high on inflation worries, fiscal concerns and war in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/07/economy/bonds-27-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #bonds #jgb #boj #inflation #oil

The Japanese bond rout continues, taking 10-year yields to a 27-year high on inflation worries, fiscal concerns and war in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/07/economy/bonds-27-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #bonds #jgb #boj #inflation #oil

Japan’s 20-year government bond auction on Tuesday drew solid demand as higher yields attracted buyers, easing concerns that rising oil prices and inflation risks would damp appetite. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/markets/20-year-bond-sale-strong-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jgb #bonds

Japan’s 20-year government bond auction on Tuesday drew solid demand as higher yields attracted buyers, easing concerns that rising oil prices and inflation risks would damp appetite. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/markets/20-year-bond-sale-strong-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jgb #bonds

Japan Post Insurance plans to sell holdings of lower-yielding government bonds and replace them with higher-yielding debt on expectations for further interest-rate hikes, according to its CEO. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/04/companies/japan-post-insurance-government-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japanpostinsurance #jgb #bonds #boj #insurance

Japan Post Insurance plans to sell holdings of lower-yielding government bonds and replace them with higher-yielding debt on expectations for further interest-rate hikes, according to its CEO. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/04/companies/japan-post-insurance-government-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japanpostinsurance #jgb #bonds #boj #insurance

Amundi is warming to Japanese government bonds for the first time in three decades as Europe’s biggest asset manager joins a growing group of foreign investors taking a long-term bullish view on the nation’s debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/24/companies/amundi-jgb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #amundi #jgb #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #france #investments #bonds

Amundi is warming to Japanese government bonds for the first time in three decades as Europe’s biggest asset manager joins a growing group of foreign investors taking a long-term bullish view on the nation’s debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/24/companies/amundi-jgb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #amundi #jgb #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #france #investments #bonds

An accounting group is seeking to ease rules on how life insurers in Japan book paper losses on government bonds, treating such bonds held to match long-term policies as held to maturity under certain conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/18/companies/life-insurers-bond-paper-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jgb #insurance #bonds

An accounting group is seeking to ease rules on how life insurers in Japan book paper losses on government bonds, treating such bonds held to match long-term policies as held to maturity under certain conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/18/companies/life-insurers-bond-paper-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jgb #insurance #bonds

For the first time ever, Jupiter Asset Management’s Mark Nash is placing a long-term, strategic bet that Japanese government bonds will rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/16/markets/jupiter-asset-management-jgb-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jgb #bonds #jupiterassetmanagement #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi

For the first time ever, Jupiter Asset Management’s Mark Nash is placing a long-term, strategic bet that Japanese government bonds will rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/16/markets/jupiter-asset-management-jgb-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jgb #bonds #jupiterassetmanagement #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a crucial markets test in the final run-up to a snap election this weekend where she is hoping a decisive victory will give her a mandate for expansionary fiscal policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/takaichi-bond-investors-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #sanaetakaichi #bonds #jgb

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a crucial markets test in the final run-up to a snap election this weekend where she is hoping a decisive victory will give her a mandate for expansionary fiscal policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/takaichi-bond-investors-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #sanaetakaichi #bonds #jgb

The Bank of Japan has left rates unchanged ahead of a February election after raising them last month to 0.75% from 0.5%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/markets/boj-meeting-jan-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #us #boj #economicindicators #jgb #bonds

The yield on Japan’s 40-year government bond hit 4% on Tuesday, the highest since its debut in 2007 and a first for any maturity of the nation’s sovereign debt in more than three decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/bond-yield-hit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #bonds #jgb #taxes #food

Japan’s 10-year government bond auction went off smoothly, attracting demand from investors drawn to high yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/06/economy/10-year-bond-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jgb #japaneseeconomy #bonds #boj #inflation