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Treasuries repo rout fueled by Japan’s rush out of global debt

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.

Debt engineers tackle climate change with bonds to rewild land

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 ...

Global funds ditched JGBs in 2020 for first time in seven years

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.

Record sales of dollar bonds by Japanese prefectures gather steam

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.

SoftBank Group plans a bond market comeback after a rare pause

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.

Pandemic-era central banking is creating bubbles everywhere

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.

Buddhist monks are snapping up ESG bonds in Japan

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.

‘Full-blown mania’: U.S. stock market jackpot bells just keep ringing

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.

After massive COVID-19 spending, how large is Japan’s debt?

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.

Record NTT bond deal causes Japan firms to pay more to borrow

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.

A 1% bond in Japan is world’s lowest-coupon junk note in 2020

Business / Corporate Dec 2, 2020

A 1% bond in Japan is world’s lowest-coupon junk note in 2020

by Ayai Tomisawa

Unprecedented stimulus from central banks amid the pandemic has dragged down rates, and left investors clamoring for debt that may help increase returns.

Japan bond market in the dark on new sales as virus cases spike

Business / Financial Markets Nov 27, 2020

Japan bond market in the dark on new sales as virus cases spike

by Chikako Mogi

As coronavirus infections spark increasing alarm, the government has left investors guessing on how much money it will pump into the economy through a third extra budget.

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