Japan plans to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to ease market concerns, Reuters reports

The Otemachi One Tower building in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s government plans to cut sales of super-long bonds by about 10% from the original plan in a rare revision to its bond program for the current fiscal year, trimming overall bond issuance as a result, a draft document seen by Reuters showed. The move aims to soothe market concerns over supply-demand imbalances, after weak demand at recent auctions…

UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ spending plans risk creating ‘a snowball effect’ that pushes borrowing costs higher

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 26, 2025: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Spring Statement in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on March 26, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing |…

Investors dump bonds globally as U.S. credit downgrade, Trump’s tax bill ignite fiscal worries

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images A sell-off in global bonds is accelerating as Moody’s downgrade of U.S. credit rating and President Donald Trump’s tax bill has brought to fore investors’ fiscal concerns globally. Events such as credit rating downgrades or budgets…

Investors got a ‘mulligan’ after market recovered from tariffs — what they should do next

The market’s remarkable one-month turnaround from the tariff-induced rout may have many investors wondering how to position themselves for what lies ahead. The S & P 500 is above the level it traded on April 2, when President Donald Trump detailed his sweeping tariff policy. Stocks tumbled in the wake of that announcement and remained…