Japan
Market Watch
| Close of January 22, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 0.695 | ▲ 1.6 | ▼ 1.1 | ▲ 9.0 |
| 5 Year | 0.877 | ▲ 2.0 | ▼ 1.9 | ▲ 13.2 |
| 10 Year | 1.201 | ▲ 0.7 | ▼ 5.5 | ▲ 10.0 |
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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 | 156.530 | ▼ 0.7 | ▲ 0.0 | ▲ 0.4 |
| 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 | 0.225 | ▼ 0.3 | ▼ 0.2 | ▼ 0.2 |
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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
- Nippon Life plans $518m in euro bonds, a first among Japan insurers
- Tokyo stocks follow Wall St. higher amid relief over Trump tariffs
- BOJ Heads Toward Rate Hike as Markets Take Trump in Stride
- Japan annual wage talks begin amid high hopes for sustained pay hikes
- BOJ likely to raise rates this week in absence of immediate Trump tariffs
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