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Trading of Japanese government bonds has increased since the central bank moved away from controlling yields last month, and at least one indicator in the market suggests that liquidity is returning.
The gains followed a rebound of the Nasdaq 100 Index from last week’s slump and a drop in U.S. Treasury yields.
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JAPANESE stocks rounded out their biggest yearly gains in a decade as the weak yen, corporate governance reforms and signs of sustained inflation lured buyers. The benchmark Topix posted an annual return of 25 percent, and the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rallied 28 percent. That’s the best performance for both…
Japan’s central bank has tightly overseen the government debt market since it introduced yield-curve control in September 2016, with its ownership of outstanding bonds surpassing 50%. But with the authority now suggesting it’s ready to let the benchmark 10-year yield rise beyond 1%, investors look set to take back the helm.