NEW YORK, July 10 : The yen climbed on Friday and was on track for its biggest daily percentage gain in more than a week after Japan said it plans to encourage pension funds to increase their holdings of domestic financial assets.Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said the government was pursuing meas

Japanese asset managers are launching new bond funds as interest rates rise. This trend revives investor appetite for yen-denominated debt after decades. Firms like Mizuho and…

(Corrects date to Friday, not Thursday, in first paragraph)By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika KiharaTOKYO, July 10 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday the…