Stress is spreading among weaker firms that have to refinance just as yen borrowing costs rise to the highest since the late ...

Europe’s public finances are starting to look like a slow-motion car crash that everyone sees coming. All of the region’s ...

She’s moving fast. As reported by Cryptopolitan, the new prime minister is already planning a 13.9 trillion yen ($92.2 billion) spending package to help households cope with rising prices. Nikkei says ...

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

Japan’s economy in 2025 stands at an uncertain juncture. Exports are slipping, the yen is tumbling, and Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is racing against time to avert a trade cliff with the United ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Global bond markets can breathe a little easier following Japan ...

Having started 2025 at 2.28%, Japan’s 30-year government bond yields are now threatening to pierce the key psychological level of 3%. Concerns about Japan’s huge debt burden - currently 260% of GDP - ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Fitch Ratings sees fiscal policy as the main risk to Japan's credit rating, its Japan sovereign analyst said on Wednesday, as calls for aggressive spending and consumption tax cuts ...

Japan’s mounting debt burden and an election that risks making it worse are fueling debate on whether the nation’s sovereign credit rating may be cut sooner rather than later. Talk of a downgrade is ...

Japan, a heavily indebted country, is not known for its fiscal hawks. Yet for a few weeks in May austere types were ascendant. As long-dated bond yields surged worldwide, the Japanese market wobbled ...

Elon Musk's U.S. debt concerns are exaggerated; the current debt situation isn't unprecedented or immediately catastrophic for the economy. Neither major political party is willing to meaningfully ...

With rising prices and falling wages, most Japanese voters support a temporary consumption tax cut. Prime Minister Ishiba has rejected the idea, reviving fiscal scare rhetoric. Yet Japan’s stable debt ...