Why Are Japan’s Bond Yields Rising? What’s Driving the Surge

Government bonds are generally viewed as one of the safest assets to invest in. That’s because it’s considered relatively unlikely that the issuer — a government — will go bankrupt. Among the world’s major government debt markets, Japan’s $7.5 trillion bond market has, for decades, been considered one of the most stable.

Government bonds are generally viewed as one of the safest assets to invest in. That’s because it’s considered relatively unlikely that the issuer — a government — will go bankrupt. Among the world’s major government debt markets, Japan’s $7.5 trillion bond market has, for decades, been considered one of the most stable.