Crypto markets sold off sharply in August 2024 in response to global macro dislocation caused by Japan’s fiscal crisis, underscoring their sensitivity to liquidity shocks and systemic risk. In the ...

Japan’s biggest bank industry group warned of the risks of a downgrade in the nation’s credit rating as politicians make election pledges that could swell the public debt. A recent jump in yields ...

Metaplanet adopts bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against Japan’s debt burden and yen volatility. At over 250%, Japan's debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest among advanced countries, according to the ...

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has adopted bitcoin BTC $111,184.68 as a strategic reserve asset as a hedge against Japan's debt burden and the resulting volatility in the yen. "Metaplanet has adopted bitcoin ...

LONDON, June 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - As interest rates rise, investors are once again fretting about the sustainability of government debt across the developed world. Attention naturally turns to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that the government will conduct appropriate debt management policies while communicating closely with market participants.

Japan faces a structural debt and inflation challenge as yields rise and the BoJ steps back from bond purchases. Higher Japanese yields risk destabilizing global bond markets, with potential capital ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will not resort to tax cuts funded by additional debt issuance, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday, pushing back against political pressure to loosen fiscal policy ...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Jittery bond markets found reasons for calm as members of the Federal Reserve sounded a supportive note for rate cuts ...