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Japan’s Five-Year Bond Sale Sees Decent Demand on Higher Yields

Demand at Japan’s five-year bond sale on Thursday was broadly in line with recent auctions, showing that elevated yields are attracting some buyers.
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 2, 2026
Why Hong Kong has become the worst-performing major stock market
There are many disconnects in financial markets. One of them is Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield, which currently stands at just 2.7 per cent despite the country’s large public debt burden – more than 240 per cent of economic output. Although Japanese bond yields have risen sharply in the past three years, the 10-year yield is slightly lower than that of Germany, whose government debt as a percentage of economic activity is around one-quarter the size of Japan’s. Another anomaly is the...
Bloomberg
· Jul 2, 2026
Japan’s Convertible Bonds Regain Favor as Rates Continue to Rise
Japanese companies have sold the highest amount of convertible bonds in more than two decades in the first half, turning to the cheaper financing alternative as interest rates continue to climb.
The Hindu BusinessLine
· Jul 3, 2026
India-Japan: Strengthening bonds
India-Japan: Strengthening bonds
The Japan Times
· Jun 23, 2026
Sony plans its first dollar-bond sale in nearly three decades
Selling dollar-denominated debt is more attractive to Japanese companies since BOJ policy tightening has put its benchmark interest rate at the highest level since 1995.
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Related coverage for "Japan’s Five-Year Bond Sale Sees Decent Demand on Higher Yields": South China Morning Post — Why Hong Kong has become the worst-performing major stock market. Bloomberg — Japan’s Convertible Bonds Regain Favor as Rates Continue to Rise. The Hindu BusinessLine — India-Japan: Strengthening bonds. The Japan Times — Sony plans its first dollar-bond sale in nearly three decades