Business | FOCUS Oct 31, 2022
Weak yen prompts people to shift savings into dollars and foreign bonds
by Kazuaki Nagata
Banks are seeing a surge in the number of customers funneling their money into foreign currency deposits.
Business | ANALYSIS Oct 21, 2022
Violent market swings await day the BOJ’s yield anchor lifts
by Toru Fujioka and Ruth Carson
For now, most economists expect BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to stick with yield-curve control, until he steps down in April, even as the yen slides.
Business / Corporate Sep 30, 2022
Maruha Nichiro plans to issue Japan’s first blue bond to help ocean
by Ayai Tomisawa and Takashi Umekawa
The firm tapped Mizuho Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities to manage the ¥5 billion ($35 million) offering of five-year notes.
Business Aug 15, 2022
Russia unplugs foes, rewards friends in latest market reboot
The plan will focus on mobilizing capital at home while catering to places the Kremlin considers friendly.
Business Aug 10, 2022
Demand for bonds is back, with BOJ no longer the only buyer in town
by Chikako Mogi and Hiroko Komiya
A pullback in bets on a Bank of Japan policy tweak resulted in record monthly purchases from overseas funds in July.
Business Aug 8, 2022
Japanese life insurers dump record foreign debt in volatile July
by Chikako Mogi
Lifers disposed of a net ¥1.56 trillion ($11.5 billion) of the securities while trust banks’ trust accounts sold ¥865.8 billion of the notes, data shows.
Business / Financial Markets Aug 4, 2022
Mr. JGB says markets need to prepare for BOJ buying fewer bonds
by Chikako Mogi, Sumio Ito and Yuko Takeo
The Ministry of Finance has started looking into ensuring there’s sufficient liquidity in the market, said Michio Saito, who heads the department that oversees debt issuance.
Commentary / World Jul 7, 2022
Bond traders are as confused as anyone these days
by Robert Burgess
The debt market used to be the economy’s crystal ball. Now it may be no better than a Magic 8 Ball.
Business Jul 4, 2022
Traders face showdown with Kuroda as BOJ policy rips every asset
by Ruth Carson, Ayai Tomisawa and Hideyuki Sano
Selling the yen remains one of the hottest macro trades after BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda rammed home the message at the last policy meeting in June that it’s too early to cut back on stimulus.
Business / Financial Markets Jul 3, 2022
World’s top pension fund writes off Russia stocks, sells bonds
by Hideyuki Sano
The world’s biggest pension fund has substantially reduced holdings of Russian bonds, which can still be traded over-the-counter.
Business / Financial Markets Jun 30, 2022
Japan's CLO ‘Whale’ Norinchukin Bank readies global return with European deal
The Japanese lender will be the anchor investor in the deal for AAA bonds, the safest and biggest portion of debt that’s created by repacking leveraged loans.
Business Jun 15, 2022
Japanese firm to tackle dearth of female managers with novel bond
by Ayai Tomisawa
Mitsubishi Estate Co., a developer of office buildings and luxury condos, aims to raise the proportion of its female managers to 40% in fiscal 2050, up from just 5.8% in fiscal 2020.