Skip to main content
Junko Fujita on Muck Rack

Junko Fujita

Tokyo
As seen in: MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Canada, MSN Money Canada, MSN UK, Business Insider, Color Research & Application, Daily Mail, ETTelecom, MSN India and

Get in touch with Junko

Contact Junko, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Articles

Japan bond market signals waning faith in inflation, government's fiscal management

|
By Junko Fujita
| MSN Verified
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan's bond market is signalling diminishing confidence that the central bank can contain inflation while the government's spending ambitions further strain the nation's finances. Yields on 10- and 20-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) shot to multi-decade highs this week as concerns resurfaced about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's commitment to fiscal responsibility and normalisation of monetary policy.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (9) Issue with article?

Japan's Nikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay report

|
By Junko Fujita
| Zawya Verified
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average closed 4% lower ​on Friday, erasing ⁠most of the gains from the previous session, as tech investor SoftBank ‌Group tumbled more than 12% after a report of a delay in OpenAI's initial public offering. The Nikkei ​fell 4.15% to close at 69,360.88. In the previous session, the benchmark index rose 4.6% to close ​at a record ​high. The index dropped 2.65% for the week. The broader Topix closed 1.32% lower to 3,963.36 and slipped 2% for the week.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (11) Issue with article?

Japan's 10-year bond yield reverses course to fall on portfolio rebalancing need

|
By Junko Fujita
| Zawya Verified
TOKYO - Japan's 10-year government bond yield reversed course to ​fall on ⁠Friday as investors bought the debt to ‌rebalance their portfolios at the end of the April-June quarter ​following sharp gains in Japanese equities. Here are a few ​details: * The benchmark ​10-year JGB yield fell 3 basis points (bps) to 2.595%, after rising to as high ⁠as 2.635% earlier in the session. Yields move inversely to bond prices.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (3) Issue with article?
See all 4,109 licensed articles (4,720 Total)