
BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Ramp Up as Ueda and Himino Spook Traders
Traders are rapidly increasing bets that the Bank of Japan will scrap the world’s last negative interest-rate regime as soon as this month, jolting financial markets in Tokyo and beyond.
Traders are rapidly increasing bets that the Bank of Japan will scrap the world’s last negative interest-rate regime as soon as this month, jolting financial markets in Tokyo and beyond.
European equities futures dropped after losses in Asian shares, pressured by weak oil prices and concerns about China’s economy. Treasuries reversed a rally as Japanese debt sold off.
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This week’s sizzling bond rally ran into a stop sign on Thursday as a slump in Japanese debt jangled the nerves of Treasury traders already fretting that yields had dropped too far.
Guyana said it’s intensifying security measures and engaging the US military to help it protect the oil-rich region of Essequibo, describing Venezuela’s intentions to grant oil exploration licenses in the area as a threat to its territorial integrity.
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