Business / Financial Markets Apr 20, 2022

Traders need to rethink tumbling yen as a carry funding favorite

Analysis shows investors may be better off considering the Swiss franc, Taiwan dollar and euro rather than the rapidly weakening yen.

Business | ANALYSIS Apr 1, 2022

Shifts in yen signal Japan has ‘lost its mojo’ as supreme safe haven

When measured against a basket of units of trading partners, the yen's fading allure can clearly be seen.

Business / Financial Markets Mar 27, 2022

Day traders in Japan bet the world is wrong about a weak yen

As the yen slumped to a six-year low against the dollar last week, retail investor net-long aggregate positions in the currency climbed to ¥258 billion — an all-time high.

Business / Financial Markets Feb 22, 2022

Flood of Japanese cash ready to buy Treasurys as potential Fed rate hike looms

Treasurys are off to their worst start to a year in over four decades, but Japanese investors may soon ride to their rescue.

Business / Financial Markets Feb 14, 2022

BOJ intervenes to cap Japanese yields just as havens find favor

The Bank of Japan offered to buy an unlimited amount of five to 10-year bonds at fixed rates in a bid to cap the recent rise in yields.

Business Feb 9, 2022

Persuading markets the BOJ won't pivot is getting harder for its governor

Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda remains the last staunch dove at the world’s biggest central banks outside of China as inflation gathers pace.

Business / Financial Markets Jan 25, 2022

Wall of money stays put in Japan’s bonds during global turbulence

Japanese bonds have largely escaped the rout that has jolted other debt markets as the central bank’s ultraloose monetary policy keeps yields locked in a narrow range.

Business Aug 2, 2021

World’s biggest pension fund makes record cut to U.S. bond weighting

The Government Pension Investment Fund made a record cut to its weighting of U.S. government bonds last fiscal year as it increased investments into European sovereign debt.