What’s going on here?
US Treasury yields have dropped, dragging Japanese bonds down as investors chase safer assets.
What does this mean?
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields fell in tandem with declining US Treasury yields. The 10-year JGB yield dropped 2 basis points (bps) to 0.865%, hitting a two-week low of 0.860% earlier. This shift aligns with recent weak US economic data, which has boosted expectations for a significant 50 bps Federal Reserve rate cut this month. US job openings hit a 3-1/2-year low in July, raising the probability of a half-point Fed reduction on September 18th to 45%, up from 38% the previous day, per CME Group’s FedWatch Tool. Consequently, the benchmark 10-year JGB futures climbed 0.1 yen to 144.92 yen, reaching 145.15 yen for the first time since August 16th. Equivalent-maturity US yields fell 7.6 bps overnight and continued their decline during Asian trading hours to touch 3.75%, a one-month low.
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