Japan stocks hindered by higher cost of capital as interest rates rise

EquitiesJAPEX, Mebuki Financial boost ROE targets, looking to buck trendThe Nikkei Stock Average has seen increased volatility since reaching a record high on June 25. (Photo by Jumpei Kinefuchi)AKIRA INUJIMASeptember 1, 2026 06:18 JSTTOKYO -- Rising interest rates have hampered Japanese equities in recent weeks by lif

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on the US's economic pressure campaign at a meeting of G20 finance ministers.

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The bond market is being asked to swallow a tsunami of new government debt, a Federal Reserve gone mum, and a war with no clear end.

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday disclosed a letter justifying last month's coordinated market intervention by th

One-year bills cleared at 17.15 percent, a 44 basis point cut, after N3.63 trillion of bids chased N500 billion on offer.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to spell out how much the U.S. deployed in a late July yen intervention.