Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the highest ...
Japan should avoid taking on more debt to boost its economy, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned, as ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's retreat from a decade-long radical stimulus is pressuring the government to rethink the way it funds its big spending packages with additional debt, a challenge ...
Yields on Japan’s longest government bonds surged to their highest levels ever recorded on Tuesday, rattling markets and raising fresh alarms about the country’s worsening fiscal health. The spike ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government spending requests for next fiscal year will likely set a record for the third consecutive year, a draft of the requests obtained by Reuters showed on Monday, ...