TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Ministry will reduce the issuance of superlong government bonds starting next month in response to record-high yields, taking the unusual step of revising its offering plan this early in the fiscal year.
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Geopolitical pressures and the lack of demand on the market has raised yields on superlong Japanese government bonds to record levels. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Ministry will reduce the issuance of superlong government bonds starting next month in response to record-high yields, taking the unusual step of revising its offering plan this early in the fiscal year.