Japan’s 10-year government bond hits 3% for first time in three decades

Inflation and fiscal concerns weigh on the market even after intervention and verbal support from officials.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese government bonds were sold across the board on Tuesday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond jumping to 3.000 percen

Global bond rout deepens as Japan yield hits key threshold  Reuters

The Australian sharemarket fell in its first session of spring, with investors alarmed by the rising price of oil after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran.

The Australian sharemarket fell in its first session of spring, with investors alarmed by the rising price of oil after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran.

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

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

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

Japan’s Ten-Year Bond Yield Hits 3.00% for First Time in Three Decades  WSJ

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he believes Japan’s government and central bank will take action that leads ‌to a stronger yen, signalling a strong chance of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike in September. The remarks to CNBC on Monday followed those by Bessent a day earlier, when said he expected BOJ G