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Japan Markets Face BOJ, Yen and AI Test in First Full Week of October

Japanese markets open the week of October 5 with investors focused on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policy speech, the Bank of Japan’s next rate signal, the yen’s weakness, elevated bond yields and whether the artificial intelligence-led rally in Tokyo stocks can broaden beyond a handful of semiconductor names. (News On Japan)

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The Manila Times

The Manila Times

SoftBank completes $30B OpenAI investment

SOFTBANK Group said on Thursday it has completed its $30-billion investment in OpenAI as part of its commitment to the ChatGPT maker’s last fundraising round. Earlier this year, OpenAI had secured $122 billion in commitments that valued the Sam Altman-led company at $852 billion. Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank had anchored the fundraising. The Japanese investment conglomerate, led by founder Masayoshi Son, previously agreed to invest the capital through three tranches of $10 billion each through its Vision Fund 2. SoftBank raised $11.1 billion last month in the largest high-yield corporate bond sale globally to fund its mammoth bet on OpenAI. The funding follows a 1-trillion-yen ($6.3-billion) bond issue aimed at retail investors in September, and is likely to prompt further scrutiny of SoftBank’s finances, which could become vulnerable should market sentiment toward OpenAI and the artificial intelligence (AI) sector weaken significantly. It has become one of the world’s biggest backers of OpenAI under founder Son’s push to make the Japanese conglomerate a dominant investor in AI.

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Asia Times

Takaichi bends to Washington as Japan’s yields rise

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Takaichi’s economic agenda runs into the bond market Scott Foster reports that Sanae Takaichi is retreating from reflationary policy as US pressure over the weak yen converges with rising JGB yields and domestic fiscal constraints. […] The post Takaichi bends to Washington as Japan’s yields rise appeared first on Asia Times .

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Invezz

SoftBank jumped 4% then crashed nearly 6%: what changed in just 24 hours?

SoftBank stock reversed sharply on Friday, wiping out the previous session’s gain as investors shifted from celebrating its expanding OpenAI stake to questioning the cost and concentration behind that bet. The stock closed Thursday at ¥6,701, up 4.21%, before falling to about ¥6,324 on Friday, down 5.63%. The broader Nikkei was also weaker, so the entire decline cannot be pinned on SoftBank alone. Friday's broader market decline also reflected higher oil prices and renewed bond volatility. But the timing matters, as SoftBank had just completed the final $10 billion tranche of its latest OpenAI investment, lifting cumulative investment to $64.6 billion and ownership to roughly 13%. Thursday celebrated OpenAI while Friday counted the cost SoftBank’s October 1 announcement confirmed completion…

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Economic Times India

Economic Times India

Japan government bond yields fall as global markets steady

Japanese government bond yields saw a significant drop on Friday, as the 10-year yield fell to levels not recorded since mid-September. Global bond markets stabilizing and shifts in central bank policies played a key role in this decline. Even though the Bank of Japan raised rates recently, inflation in Tokyo is rising, fueling predictions of additional rate hikes.

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STL.News

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Global Markets Split as Bond Yields Surge

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 1, 2026 (STL.News) Global Markets – Global financial markets entered the fourth quarter with a striking divide Thursday as semiconductor enthusiasm drove powerful gains in Japan and South Korea while surging government bond yields pressured stocks elsewhere and pushed borrowing costs to levels not seen in decades. Japan’s Nikkei 225 […] This News Global Markets Split as Bond Yields Surge appeared first on STL.News .

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Reuters

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Why are world bond markets selling off again?

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Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan have hit fresh multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about inflation and rising interest rates, along with nagging anxiety about nations' debt loads.

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Economic Times India

Economic Times India

Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as investors weigh inflation, rate-hike risks

Japanese government bond yields rose across most maturities on Thursday, following US Treasuries higher as investors weighed inflation risks and Bank of Japan rate-hike timing. While long-term JGB yields climbed on rate tightening expectations, two-year yields ticked lower following recent debt auction demand.

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TalkMarkets

Japan’s Bond Market Could Be The Next Catalyst For Global Yields

Rising Japanese yields are triggering a global bond repricing, pushing the US 30-year Treasury toward 5.85% resistance.

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News On Japan

Nikkei Falls as Ex-Dividend Drag and Higher Yields Weigh on Tokyo

TOKYO - Tokyo stocks fell on September 29, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 65,481, down 396 points, as the September-end ex-dividend adjustment, U.S. stock weakness, higher bond yields and oil-related inflation concerns weighed on investor sentiment. (News On Japan)

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Asia Times

Bond markets aren’t buying the inflation-is-tamed fairy tale

TOKYO — Anyone betting that inflation risks are fading should look at the US Treasury market. The sharp selloff in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) suggests the world’s biggest bond market is growing less convinced that price pressures are contained. Investors are rethinking the inflation outlook, with implications for Federal Reserve policy, real rates and stock […] The post Bond markets aren’t buying the inflation-is-tamed fairy tale appeared first on Asia Times .

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Nikkei Asian Review

Nikkei Asian Review

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Oil retreat fails to halt bond yield rise in Japan, US

Diesel ban threat, fiscal fears fuel bond jitters; central banks walk tightrope

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TipRanks

Kobe Bussan Launches Major Share Buyback to Support Bond Financing and Shareholder Returns

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. ( ($JP:3038) ) just unveiled an update. Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. has repurchased 6,784,700 shares of its common stock for approx...

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The Business Times

The Business Times

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Japan, Korea stocks rise as Asian equities gain; tech leads, with bonds in focus

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index is up 0.6% after a key gauge of US semiconductor shares climbs

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Economic Times India

Economic Times India

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Global Market Today: Asian stocks rise as tech stocks lead, bonds in focus

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.6% with stocks in Japan and South Korea gaining. The moves came after gains for a key gauge of US semiconductor shares, while President Donald Trump rejected regulations on artificial intelligence.

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Business Recorder

Business Recorder

Japan bond yields hold near multi-decade highs before 40-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields held near multi-decade highs on Tuesday as inflation pressures set the scene for an auction of the market’s longest-dated tenor. Here are a few details: The benchmark 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point (bp) to 3.090%, near the 30-year high of 3.115% touched last week. Yields move inversely to bond prices. Global bond markets remained under pressure as US Treasury yields climbed to multi-year highs, driven by inflation fears linked to surging oil prices and expectations of further Federal Reserve rate hikes. Japan’s Ministry of Finance will sell about 300 billion yen ($1.91 billion) of 40-year JGBs later in the session, followed by an auction of 2-year notes on Wednesday. “Yields on newly issued 40-year bonds are near record highs, and with these high yields, some demand is expected from life and non-life insurance companies, as well as foreign investors,” Takayuki Miyajima, senior economist at Sony Financial Group, said in a note. “On the other hand, speculation about additional rate hikes by the Bank of Japan, expectations of a rising terminal rate, and concerns over fiscal expansion continue to weigh on the market,” he said.

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Economic Times India

Economic Times India

Global Market: Nikkei falls as oil surge, global bond selloff rattle markets

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Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.23% amid rising global bond yields and oil prices, while Topix declined 1.75%. Inflation concerns, elevated interest rates and expensive AI-linked stocks pressured sentiment. NEXON led losses, while Tokai Carbon gained. Investors remained focused on oil prices, bond yields, monetary policy expectations and ongoing US-Iran developments.

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BeInCrypto

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All the Reasons Why the US Is So Concerned About Japan's Yen and Bond Market

Japan's yen and bond market can push US borrowing costs higher. Here is why Trump and Bessent are worried, and what it means for Bitcoin. The post All the Reasons Why the US Is So Concerned About Japan's Yen and Bond Market appeared first on BeInCrypto .

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Business Recorder

Business Recorder

Japanese government bonds slide on inflation signs, BOJ rate-hike bets

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TOKYO: Japanese government bonds (JGBs) fell on Monday, driving yields back towards multi-decade highs, as inflation concerns and expectations for further central bank tightening spurred selling. Here are a few details: The benchmark 10-year JGB yield climbed 2 basis points (bps) to 3.095%, poised for its highest close since August 1996. Yields move inversely to bond prices. The 2-year yield, the one most sensitive to Bank of Japan policy rates, advanced 1.5 bps to 1.950%, matching a 31-year peak seen last week. A key gauge of Japan’s service-sector inflation rose in August at the fastest annual pace in more than two years, data showed, highlighting price pressures that may justify more interest rate increases. “Given that major developed economies share factors that fuel inflation, such as fiscal expansion and high commodity prices, it’s possible that expectations will grow that the Bank of Japan will eventually be required to tighten monetary policy as well,” Ataru Okumura, a senior rate strategist at SMBC Nikko Securities, said in a note.

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Fund Selector Asia

Fund Selector Asia

State Street: Investors are warming up to Japanese bonds

Investors are starting to close their underweights to the long neglected asset class, according to State Street’s Masahiko Loo. The post State Street: Investors are warming up to Japanese bonds appeared first on Fund Selector Asia .

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