Japan
Market Watch
| Close of December 18, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 1.073 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 1.6 | ▲ 46.8 |
| 5 Year | 1.437 | ▼ 0.8 | ▲ 1.3 | ▲ 69.2 |
| 10 Year | 1.971 | ▼ 0.5 | ▲ 4.1 | ▲ 87.0 |
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* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| JPY per USD | 155.580 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 0.0 | ▲ 1.0 |
| JPY per JPY | 1.000 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 |
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* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D TIBOR | 0.477 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 25.0 |
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* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates
| Change From | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (24-Jan-2025) |
Previous Rate (1-Aug-2024) |
YTD Rate |
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| Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate | 0.500 | ▲ 25.0 | ▲ 25.0 | |
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* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | AA+ | stable | 2019-12-05 | |
| RAM | A1 | stable | 2019-06-25 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | A | negative | 2020-07-29 | |
| S&P | A+ | stable | 2020-06-09 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Bank of Japan set to raise interest rates to 30-year high
- Japan's core inflation steady in November, stays above BOJ target
- BOJ set to raise policy rate to 0.75%, highest level in 30 years
- Japan's exports to US post first rebound in 8 months as tariff pain eases
- U.S. and Japan to consider energy projects that may tap $550 billion fund
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BOND ISSUANCES
- Auction Result of Treasury Discount Bills on December 18, 2025
- Auction Result of Treasury Discount Bills on December 17, 2025
- Result of Liquidity Enhancement Auction on December 16, 2025
- Auction Result of Treasury Discount Bills on December 12, 2025
- Auction Result of 20-Year JGBs on December 11, 2025