Japanese Stocks Face Pressure as Benchmark Bond Yield Nears 3%
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 19
Japanese Stocks Face Pressure as Benchmark Bond Yield Nears 3%
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 19
Japan’s stock market is coming under pressure as long-term bond yields approach 3%, a level investors fear could start weighing on corporate earnings.
Near-3% borrowing costs are raising concern that companies will face higher financing expenses and weaker demand, tightening conditions for the real economy.
Kiyoshi Ishigane of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management said yields above 3% would begin to impose a tangible burden on the economy, underscoring the market’s sensitivity to that threshold.
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