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Japan’s life insurers are set to increase investments in government debt in the second half of the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2012, as corporate bond sales slump to the least in five years.
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Japan may rely on shorter-term debt to fund reconstruction from its record earthquake, causing the yields on longer-term debt to fall.
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Japan’s 20-year bond yields may drop to levels unseen since the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in September 2008 as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates near zero, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. said.
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Finance Minister Jun Azumi’s pledge to take “bold actions” on the yen may be put to the test after a rally in overseas bonds reduced their yield advantage over Japanese debt.
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Japan’s bonds rose, pushing down 10-year yields from near a two-week high, as Europe’s lingering fiscal crisis spurred demand for the safety of government debt.
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Japanese bond futures traded near a two-year high after reports showed the nation’s retail sales grew at the slowest pace since January and the U.S. economy expanded at a lower rate than previously estimated.
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Swaps are signaling that Europe’s debt crisis is causing Japan’s credit markets to tighten, driving a barometer of risk to the highest level in five months.
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Japan’s 10-year bond yields touched a six-week low on speculation the central bank will add to monetary easing to contain the yen’s appreciation.
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Japanese bonds fell for a second day before a U.S. report that economists said will show job gains increased last month, damping demand for the safety of debt.
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