Business / Economy / Financial Markets Mar 19, 2021
BOJ carves out more policy flexibility after three-month review
by Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito
The bank also said it would offer lending incentives if it lowered its target rates.
Business / Financial Markets Mar 11, 2021
BOJ looking to foster more yield fluctuations in bond market
by Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito
The range around the 10-year yield target is a key focus for markets as the central bank looks to enhance the sustainability of its monetary stimulus.
Business / Financial Markets Mar 4, 2021
Treasuries repo rout fueled by Japan’s rush out of global debt
Japanese funds sold a record $34 billion of foreign bonds in the two weeks ended Feb. 26 as the nation’s fiscal year-end in March approaches.
Business Mar 1, 2021
Debt engineers tackle climate change with bonds to rewild land
by Todd Gillespie and Greg Ritchie
For green finance enthusiasts, a new flavor of debt could emerge this year — nature bonds. Sales of green bonds — which typically raise money for clean energy projects — are expected to grow by a third this year to record levels, as governments and ...
Business / Financial Markets Feb 9, 2021
Global funds ditched JGBs in 2020 for first time in seven years
Overseas investors offloaded a net ¥2.79 trillion ($26.5 billion) of JGBs, the first drop since 2013, according to the latest balance-of-payments data.
Business / Financial Markets Jan 28, 2021
Record sales of dollar bonds by Japanese prefectures gather steam
by Ayai Tomisawa
In the latest example, Kyushu's Saga Prefecture sold its first note in the U.S. currency on Tuesday, following last week’s issuance of such debt by neighboring Fukuoka Prefecture.
Business / Corporate Jan 28, 2021
SoftBank Group plans a bond market comeback after a rare pause
The company has so far revealed plans to sell about ¥100 billion of hybrid notes, compared to the ¥1 trillion it raised in domestic bonds market in 2019.
Business / Financial Markets | FOCUS Jan 25, 2021
Pandemic-era central banking is creating bubbles everywhere
by Enda Curran and Chris Anstey
In 2020, cheap money, gushing in from the world’s major central banks, inflated assets and reshaped how we save, invest and spend.
Business / Economy Jan 14, 2021
Buddhist monks are snapping up ESG bonds in Japan
by Ayai Tomisawa
Japanese religious organizations are also under pressure to earn more from investing.
Business / Financial Markets Jan 11, 2021
‘Full-blown mania’: U.S. stock market jackpot bells just keep ringing
by Joanna Ossinger, Lu Wang and Elena Popina
Bull market could continue for weeks, if not months, without so much as even a little reversal. But bubble warnings are starting to blare from every corner.
National Dec 29, 2020
After massive COVID-19 spending, how large is Japan’s debt?
by Kazuaki Nagata
Experts say increased spending is unavoidable but that Japan will need to start seriously discussing how it will deal with its debt once the pandemic eases.
Business / Financial Markets Dec 17, 2020
Record NTT bond deal causes Japan firms to pay more to borrow
The tick-up in financing costs may actually show that Japan’s credit market is coming into its own.