Wall Street Says Japan Yield Curve Flattening Has Gone Too Far

Wall Street’s conviction trade on Japan’s bond market is starting to fray, with strategists arguing the sharp flattening in the yield curve after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory has ...

Bank of Japan’s Most Hawkish Member Says Rate Hike Needed Soon

With deflation now firmly in the rearview mirror, the path is clear for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates sooner ...

Issues Facing the Fed and Bank of Japan in 2016

Join The Wall Street Journal's chief economics correspondent, Jon Hilsenrath, in conversation with Tokyo bureau chief Peter Landers as they discuss what factors could shape Federal Reserve decisions ...
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Asia stocks rally with Wall Street, Japan raises rates

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Asian share markets held Wall Street-driven gains on Friday while the yen eased after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a three-decade high and left the door wide ...
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Investors are worrying about potential spillover from surging Japanese bond yields. Here's a breakdown of what matters.

Another Bank of Japan rate hike later this month is widely expected. That's one reason it isn't likely trigger a repeat of the brutal 2024 yen-carry unwind. Investors shouldn't worry about another yen ...
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Asia stocks sink on Wall Street decline; Japan plunges amid sell-off in JGBs and China tensions

Asia stocks trade in red on Tuesday followed Wall Street’s decline overnight ahead of the announcement of the jobs data and Nvidia’s quarterly results. Japanese markets were the worst performers of ...