A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart HunterJittery bond markets found reasons for calm as members of the Federal Reserve sounded a supportive note for rate cuts ...

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's annual bond issuance will likely ⁠surge ⁠28% three years from now due to ⁠rising debt-financing costs, a finance ministry estimate reviewed by Reuters showed on ...

Japan’s bond market faces more challenges with debt sales on Tuesday and Thursday that may ramp up pressure on the government to adjust its borrowing plans and calm investor nerves. Hot on the heels ...

TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - The markets will be closely watching an auction of Japan's longest tenor bonds on Wednesday to see if debt investors will continue to put up with the worsening finances of ...

The jump in yields on Japan’s long-maturity bonds has gone too far, according to RBC BlueBay Asset Management, which has initiated a long position in the battered securities. A rout in Japanese ...

The global bond market is approaching a stress point driven by concentrated debt maturities and rising refinancing costs rather than a single macro shock. Japan sits at the center of this dynamic as ...

Japan faces a potential debt crisis as its debt-to-GDP ratio reaches around 240%, exacerbated by rising inflation and bond yields. A U.S. recession could temporarily ease Japan's financial pressures ...

About the author: Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s Policy Development and Review Department and ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the highest ...

TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's warned on Monday it could lower Japan's sovereign rating if the economy expands less than expected or if public debt continues to grow, as the country's ...

A display shows long-term bond market interest rates in Tokyo on Nov. 18. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Japan has an aging population, and the government has enormous transfer programs that ...