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Japan’s Top Pension Fund Likely to Brush Off Political Pressure
Japan’s biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s call to boost domestic investment, at least in the short run, because of strict rules governing asset allocation and its public mandate.
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Bloomberg
· Jun 23, 2026
AI Boom Sees Investors Shift From Japan’s Value to Growth Stocks
Japanese equities, long regarded by global investors as a value market, are beginning to attract growth funds, as AI-linked firms power to the top of market-cap rankings, beating out the manufacturers and telecoms giants that dominated for decades.
Investing.com
· Jul 10, 2026
Japanese yen surges on pension investment plan, dollar loses ground
Japanese yen surges on pension investment plan, dollar loses ground
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...
The Hindu BusinessLine
· Jul 6, 2026
Suzuki-backed Next Bharat Ventures announces ₹2,000-cr impact fund
The fund will mostly come from Suzuki Motor Corporation as the anchor LP, but a portion will also be raised from other corporations from Japan
Mises Institute
· Jun 23, 2026
"Japanese bond yields are the highest in 40 years"
Tokyo also wants more spending, and it will be hard to keep control of yields while further increasing Japanese deficits.
Modern Diplomacy
· Jul 7, 2026
Yen Near 40 Year Low as Intervention Concerns Return
The Japanese yen has remained under sustained pressure in recent months as the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates continues to encourage investors to move money into higher yielding assets. Although the Bank of Japan has gradually moved away from its ultra loose monetary policy, the pace of policy tightening has remained much slower [] The post Yen Near 40 Year Low as Intervention Concerns Return appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
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Related coverage for "Japan’s Top Pension Fund Likely to Brush Off Political Pressure": Bloomberg — AI Boom Sees Investors Shift From Japan’s Value to Growth Stocks. Investing.com — Japanese yen surges on pension investment plan, dollar loses ground. South China Morning Post — Why Hong Kong has become the worst-performing major stock market. The Hindu BusinessLine — Suzuki-backed Next Bharat Ventures announces ₹2,000-cr impact fund. Mises Institute — "Japanese bond yields are the highest in 40 years". Modern Diplomacy — Yen Near 40 Year Low as Intervention Concerns Return