Yumi Teso
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Japanese Bond Yields Climb To Decade Highs On BOJ Policy Bets
The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield increased two basis points to 0.96%, just shy of the peak level in more than a decade.
- Tuesday May 14, 2024
- Author: Yumi Teso, Hidenori Yamanaka
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Oil Poses More Risks For Yen As Japan Depends On Imports
Crude oil futures jumped on Friday following reports that Israel launched a missile strike on Iran, extending their gain to more than 25% from a December low.
- Friday April 19, 2024
- Author: Masaki Kondo, Daisuke Sakai, Yumi Teso
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Yen Hits Two-Week High On Speculation BOJ To Hike Rates Earlier
Yen added as much as 0.4% to 150.81 per dollar, the strongest since March 21, as Ueda said in an interview.
- Friday April 5, 2024
- Author: Yumi Teso, Daisuke Sakai
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Bearish Yen Positions Increase As Japan Stocks Near Record High
The correlation coefficient between the yen positions and the Topix 100 stood at minus 0.56 as of Feb. 13, the most since 2020.
- Monday February 19, 2024
- Author: Yumi Teso, Masaki Kondo
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BlackRock Sees Japan Stocks As Big Winner From BOJ Policy Shift
Bets that the Bank of Japan will shift policy are reshaping the investment landscape in Japan.
- Monday February 19, 2024
- Author: Winnie Hsu, Yumi Teso
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BlackRock Sees Japan Stocks As Big Winner From BOJ Policy Shift
Bets that the Bank of Japan will shift policy are reshaping the investment landscape in Japan.
- Monday February 19, 2024
- Author: Winnie Hsu, Yumi Teso
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Yen Slump Is Exacerbated By Japanese Demand For Global Stocks
The yen is confounding expectations for a rally this year as Japanese appetite for global equities deepens a slump driven by higher US Treasury yields.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Daisuke Sakai, Carter Johnson, Yumi Teso
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Yen Slump Is Exacerbated By Japanese Demand For Global Stocks
The yen is confounding expectations for a rally this year as Japanese appetite for global equities deepens a slump driven by higher US Treasury yields.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Daisuke Sakai, Carter Johnson, Yumi Teso
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Yen’s Slide Past 150 To Dollar Prompts Stern Warnings From Japan
The currency move triggered a flurry of verbal warnings from Tokyo’s most senior currency officials.
- Wednesday February 14, 2024
- Author: Yumi Teso, George Lei
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BOJ Summary Signals Rate Hike Is Coming Closer With Talk of Exit
The yen strengthened and bonds fell as the summary of opinions added to the view that BOJ is getting closer to ending its negative policy rate.
- Wednesday January 31, 2024
- Author: Toru Fujioka, Yumi Teso
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BOJ Summary Signals Rate Hike Is Coming Closer With Talk of Exit
The yen strengthened and bonds fell as the summary of opinions added to the view that BOJ is getting closer to ending its negative policy rate.
- Wednesday January 31, 2024
- Author: Toru Fujioka, Yumi Teso
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Yen Is Losing Haven Role As Japan Overseas Investment Shifts
The super-easy policy of the Bank of Japan has eaten into the yen’s status as a traditional haven for at least the last two years, but the currency reaction to the nation’s New Year earthquake suggests an even deeper issue for the once-favored safe asset.
- Monday January 15, 2024
- Author: Masaki Kondo, Yumi Teso
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Yen Rises After BOJ Indicates Cut In Super-Long Bond Buying
Market rates suggest that traders still expect the BOJ to end its negative interest-rate policy later this year.
- Tuesday January 9, 2024
- Author: Masaki Kondo, Yumi Teso
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Yen Rises After BOJ Indicates Cut In Super-Long Bond Buying
Market rates suggest that traders still expect the BOJ to end its negative interest-rate policy later this year.
- Tuesday January 9, 2024
- Author: Masaki Kondo, Yumi Teso
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Bank of Japan’s Ueda Prepares Ground For Rate Hike With Salvo Of Comments
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda continued to prepare the ground for the nation’s first interest rate increase since 2007 with another round of comments that further build the case for a move in the spring while not ruling out the less probable option of a January hike.
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- Author: Erica Yokoyama, Yumi Teso