U.S. News & World Report

Morning Bid: Relief as Japan Debt Auction Sails Through

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart HunterJittery bond markets found reasons for calm as members of the Federal Reserve sounded a supportive note for rate cuts ...

Major Japanese Life Insurer to Slow Buying of Domestic Debt

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. plans to slow purchases of Japanese government debt this fiscal year as it sees limited ...
Reuters

Japan auction of 40-year debt in focus for signs of sovereign fiscal stress

TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - The markets will be closely watching an auction of Japan's longest tenor bonds on Wednesday to see if debt investors will continue to put up with the worsening finances of ...
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Bitcoin bulls grill sellers as Japan debt woes send gold past $3.3K

Bitcoin (BTC) kept up pressure on $108,000 at the May 21 Wall Street open as a trader flagged multiple bearish divergences. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD returning ...
U.S. News & World Report

Japan's Ishiba Rules Out Tax Cuts Funded by Debt Issuance

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will not resort to tax cuts funded by additional debt issuance, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday, pushing back against political pressure to loosen fiscal policy ...
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Japan says yes to more debt. Global markets will feel the effects.

About the author: Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s Policy Development and Review Department and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Japan’s 30-Year Bonds Fall as Fiscal Worries Weigh on Debt Sale

Japan’s 30-year bonds dropped after a debt auction drew the lowest demand since June, pointing to renewed concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s fiscal policy. The 30-year yield rose four ...
Seeking Alpha

When Bonds Break Equities: Japan's Debt, America's Refinancing Wall And Why Gold Becomes The Only Rational Hedge

The global bond market is approaching a stress point driven by concentrated debt maturities and rising refinancing costs rather than a single macro shock. Japan sits at the center of this dynamic as ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Japan likely to cut super-long debt issuance to 17-year low, sources say

TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Japan will likely reduce new issuance of super-long government bonds next fiscal year to around 17 trillion yen ($109 billion), the lowest level in 17 years, two government ...
The New York Times

Japan’s Debt, Now Twice the Size of Its Economy, Forces Hard Choices

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the highest ...
The Washington Post

Japan’s approach to aging, debt-ridden decline is no model for the U.S.

A display shows long-term bond market interest rates in Tokyo on Nov. 18. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Japan has an aging population, and the government has enormous transfer programs that ...