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Japan's exports surge on chips demand, imports hit record on oil costs

Japan's exports surge on chips demand, imports hit record on oil costs

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japan's imports hit a monthly record in July as elevated oil prices drove up energy costs and inflationary pressures, while exports also climbed to an all-time high on a weaker yen and robust semiconductor-related demand.
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Japan's exports jump 23% to monthly record in July

Japan's exports jump 23% to monthly record in July

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japan's exports hit a monthly record in July, underscoring resilient global demand and offering support to an economy increasingly reliant on overseas shipments to counter weak domestic demand.
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Japan's core inflation accelerates in July, bolsters case for rate hike

Japan's core inflation accelerates in July, bolsters case for rate hike

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in July from a year earlier as firms passed on rising import costs from a weak yen and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for a rate hike from the central bank.
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Japan has few answers as bond rout puts fiscal plans at risk

Japan has few answers as bond rout puts fiscal plans at risk

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Japan is running low on options to fight a bond rout that could push debt financing costs above government estimates, leaving Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ambitious spending agenda hostage to forces she can't control.
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Global yields fall after US Treasury boosts debt buybacks

Global yields fall after US Treasury boosts debt buybacks

By Karen Brettell and Iain Withers NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Global bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs, the dollar tumbled and gold jumped on Wednesday after the U.S.
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Bond selloff slows but stocks sink

Bond selloff slows but stocks sink

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Global bond yields hovered near their highest for decades on Wednesday, as fears over swelling sovereign debt pushed borrowing costs higher and rattled stock markets worldwide.
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Bond relief ebbs, stocks fall as investors question Treasury's rescue efforts

Bond relief ebbs, stocks fall as investors question Treasury's rescue efforts

By Niket Nishant and Rae Wee Aug 20 (Reuters) - A bond market reprieve appeared to be fading on Thursday as U.S. government bonds sold off and kept stocks under pressure, with investors questioning how effective the Treasury's support would be.
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Japan reports record exports and imports for July as energy costs climb

Japan reports record exports and imports for July as energy costs climb

Japan’s imports and exports set records in July, though soaring energy costs and a weak yen helped extend a trade deficit for a third straight month
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Japan's 10-year yield hits three-decade peak on inflation worries

Japan's 10-year yield hits three-decade peak on inflation worries

TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to a three-decade high on Tuesday as a stalemate in the Middle East conflict stoked inflation worries and reinforced speculation about a near-term Bank of Japan interest-rate increase.
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Trading Day: Bonds play the blues

Trading Day: Bonds play the blues

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Long-dated government bond yields around the world rose on Monday to levels not seen in decades. This weighed on stocks, which were also pressured by deepening skepticism around a U.S.-Iran peace deal and oil prices rising to a six-week high.
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Bond markets from US to Japan whacked as inflation and fiscal worries take hold

Bond markets from US to Japan whacked as inflation and fiscal worries take hold

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Gregor Stuart Hunter and Samuel Indyk LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Long-term borrowing costs from the United States to Japan and Germany hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday, as renewed inflation worries added to nagging concerns about the fiscal pressures facing some of
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Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks

Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Gregor Stuart Hunter and Samuel Indyk LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Long-term borrowing costs from the U.S. to Germany and Japan hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday due to ballooning government debt and geopolitics, raising borrowing costs for companies and households