Global Market: Yen carry trade under pressure as currency surge raises unwind fearsJapan's yen has reached a seven-month high, impacting global financial markets. Investors are reassessing the yen carry trade strategy due ...
Global Market: Japan bond yields ease as yen strength tempers BOJ tightening betsJapanese government bond yields at the short end fell as a stronger yen reduced expectations of aggressive Bank of Japan rate hikes. The tw...
The yen's sudden surge upsets the carry trade faithfulThe Japanese yen is experiencing a significant rally as anticipation grows for an interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan. This rapid ris...
Global Market: Eurozone bond yields hold near multi-year highs as markets await ECB decisionEurozone bond yields remained near multi-year highs as investors assessed rising energy costs, German political uncertainty and Japan’s mar...
Global Market | BOJ Rate Decision: Why a jumbo 50-bps hike looks unlikely in SeptemberThe BOJ is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points in September, though markets are weighing the possibility of a larger hike. Persisten...
Global Market: Yen rally threatens to unravel lucrative carry trade ahead of BOJ rate decisionThe Japanese yen has surged ahead of an expected Bank of Japan rate hike next week, disrupting the long-standing yen carry trade and prompt...
Global Market: Japan GDP revision signals resilience as markets brace for BOJ policy moveapan’s Q2 GDP grew at an annualised 1.4%, beating the initial 1.1% estimate but missing forecasts. The revision reflected a smaller decline...
Global Market: Japan stocks mixed as strong data boosts rate-hike betsJapanese shares were largely steady as investors balanced stronger domestic economic data against a firmer yen and expectations of a Bank o...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as BOJ rate hike bets keep markets on edgeJapan’s government bond yields rose on Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of the five-year JGB auction and reassessed expectations f...
Global Market: JGB yields extend fall as stronger yen, hawkish BOJ outlook lift sentimentJapanese government bond yields extended their decline on Friday as a stronger yen and expectations of a hawkish Bank of Japan stance lifte...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as BOJ hawkish signals fuel rate-hike betsJapanese government bonds extended their selloff on Wednesday as hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan strengthened expectations of a near...
Global Market: BOJ’s Ueda signals fresh rate hike discussion at September meetingThe Bank of Japan is set to debate a September rate hike as Governor Kazuo Ueda signals that policymakers will closely assess rising inflat...
Global Market: Japan bond yields hit 3% for first time in 30 years amid inflation, fiscal risksJapan’s benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long ...
Global Market: Yen weakness puts BOJ under pressure for faster monetary tighteningThe US is urging Japan to adopt tougher monetary and fiscal policies after supporting the yen. Pressure is mounting on the BOJ to raise rat...
Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Scott Bessent calls time on big stimulusWhile the BOJ was already widely expected to lift rates in September as inflation pressures grew, Bessent's recent comments effectively l...
Yen hangs near 160 amid BOJ rate-hike bets, dollar wobblesThe yen stabilized near 160 against the dollar on Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Bank of Japan to raise rates. Curr...
Global Market: Tokyo core inflation accelerates, strengthening case for September BOJ rate hikeTokyo’s core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in August, strengthening expectations that the Bank of Japan could raise inte...