Japan
Market Watch
| Close of March 3, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 0.833 | ▲ 2.3 | ▲ 1.4 | ▲ 22.8 |
| 5 Year | 1.050 | ▲ 4.0 | ▼ 1.0 | ▲ 30.5 |
| 10 Year | 1.414 | ▲ 3.6 | ▼ 1.6 | ▲ 31.3 |
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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 | 149.500 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 4.9 |
| 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 | 0.475 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 0.2 | ▲ 24.8 |
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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 (1-Aug-2024) |
Previous Rate (19-Mar-2024) |
YTD Rate |
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| Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate | 0.250 | ▲ 15.0 | ◆ 0.0 | |
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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
- Japan firms' Oct.-Dec. pretax profits surge 13.5% on record sales
- Nikkei stock index sinks over 2% on firmer yen, US tariff concern
- Japan rebuffs Trump's claim Tokyo pursuing yen-weakening policy
- Japan's factory activity shrinks, US polices dog outlook, PMI shows
- Prices of 2,343 food and drink products going up in March
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