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Japan cuts issuance of longest bonds as fiscal worries drive selloff
Japan's finance ministry will over the next fiscal year issue the fewest super-long government bonds, known as JGBs, in 17 years, according to a plan approved by the cabinet on Friday. The reduction by nearly a fifth from the previous fiscal year to bonds worth around 17.4 trillion yen ($111.6 billion), reflects the new administration's sensitivity over the rise of JGB yields to a series of record highs in recent weeks. The increase has been driven by market expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policies will add to a debt burden that is already the biggest among developed nations. ... (full story)
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