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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus policies pushed bond yields above analyst forecasts for the first time since at least July as the widest price swings in a decade halted two debt offerings.
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The yen’s weakening toward 100 per dollar has forced investors to redo their math on Japan’s corporate earnings, prompting them to recommend buying shares that are the priciest relative to bonds in two years.
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Jun Azumi, a lawmaker from Japan’s devastated northeast, will become the nation’s eighth finance chief since 2008, tasked with funding earthquake reconstruction and securing a recovery endangered by a soaring yen.
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The bond market is signaling doubts about Japan’s recovery from a record earthquake even as the Bank of Japan lifts its assessment on the economy.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic adviser said failing to reach the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target will be acceptable so long as the economy heals.
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Japan’s trade deficit swelled to a record 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) on energy imports and a weaker yen, highlighting one cost of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies that are driving down the currency.
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Japan’s large manufacturers became less pessimistic as declines in commodity prices aided profitability, boosting the outlook for the world’s third- biggest economy even as a stronger yen crimps exports.
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Japan’s 10-year bond futures rose for a second day on speculation the yen’s strength will accelerate a decline in domestic prices and prompt the central bank to ease monetary policy further.
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Japan’s slide back toward deflation means bond investors are getting some of the highest returns among developed nations even with the world’s lowest yields.
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Japanese bonds rose, pushing benchmark yields to the lowest this month, as concern that Europe’s debt crisis will hinder growth spurred demand for the relative safety of debt.
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