Japan benchmark bond yield hits 30-year high of 3% amid global debt selloff

BondsOil-driven inflation fears and fiscal jitters push yields higher across AsiaConcerns over inflation have fueled a selloff in global bond markets. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)JADA NAGUMOSeptember 1, 2026 12:15 JSTUpdated on September 1, 2026 15:13 JSTTOKYO -- The yield on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds b

TOKYO, Sept 1 : Japan's benchmark 10-year bond yield hit 3 per cent on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, pushed higher by investor concerns about inflation, fiscal health and mounting pressure on the central bank to hike interest rates faster.With the Middle East crisis stoking inflation fears globally a

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent sends signal that he expects Bank of Japan to raise rates soon

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to 3.000 percent on Tuesday for the first time since October 1996, partly

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