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The central bank of Japan
Yes — experienced a sharp, disorderly sell-off in mid‑January 2026 that many outlets and market participants described as a “” or “meltdown,” with long‑dated yields spiking to multi‑decade highs and a...
Recent market shocks — a sharp sell-off in ese government bonds, a falling yen and panic over proposed fiscal moves by — have exposed vulnerabilities in Japan’s public finances and shaken global marke...
Foreign holders like Japan and the eurozone stabilize or destabilize U.S. Treasury markets through three concrete channels—portfolio flows, cross-border yield arbitrage (including hedging costs), and ...
Japan’s per‑capita public debt in 2025 is the highest among G7 countries because decades‑long , producing a very large gross debt stock held mainly domestically . Analysts disagree on the risk this po...