June 3, 2025
Financial Assets

Bond Surge: The Safe Haven Appeal of Japanese Bonds

In a notable shift, Japanese bonds saw a significant rise in demand, attaining a two-year high as uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariff policies sparked safe-haven buying. Data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed foreign investors purchased long-term bonds worth 3.4 trillion yen, marking the highest weekly net purchase in two years. Conversely, short-term Japanese bonds

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Financial Assets

Ultra-long bonds: Centre mulls strategy to deepen insurance market, cushion insurers’ businesses

The move, being mulled by the Union finance ministry with the help of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), would also help the government nudge the industry towards its target of insurance for all by 2047, these people said on the condition of anonymity. For insurers, investing in these 50-year on-tap bonds would provide them

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