Ultralong Japan bond yields cool as Takaichi allays investors' fiscal fears

New leadership doesn't seem poised for undisciplined spending, analysts say

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The selection of Satsuki Katayama, center of middle row, as finance minister by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, bottom center, has eased investor concerns about fiscal expansion. © Reuters

RYO SAEKI and AKIRA YAMASHITA

TOKYO/LONDON -- Yields on ultralong Japanese government bonds are settling down as new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government strikes a relatively restrained tone on fiscal spending and the Bank of Japan remains on track to raising interest rates.

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