The Bank of Japan decided last month to lift its short-term interest rate to a 17-year high of about 0.5 per cent. Rising ...

"We note while the Japanese yield curve is one of the few globally, that still offers an attractive carry, Japan also remains the largest holder of USTs. Japan's Life insurers are one of the ...

Specifically, lawmakers wanted to know about "yield curve control" (YCC), a policy Japan has been pursuing for the past six years. The idea is to spur the economy by keeping interest rates low.

Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight ...

While absolutely massive in its change for market dynamics, the move still leaves the BOJ far below its peers in terms of policy rate, which is mainly due to the demographics of Japan and its ...

With investors pushing up Japanese government bond yields, testing the BOJ’s policy of yield curve control (YCC), the central bank last month shocked markets by raising its cap on the 10-year ...

Live news updates from January 18: Microsoft to lay off 10,000, Japan sticks to yield curve control on facebook (opens in a new window) Live news updates from January 18: Microsoft to lay off ...

Shares of Japan's banking sector bucked the broader ... cap have drawn increasing public criticism for distorting the yield curve, draining market liquidity and fuelling an unwelcome yen plunge ...

Treasury 2-year yields moved to 4.29% this week from 4.22% last week. At 10 years, this week’s yield is 4.49%, compared with ...