NEW YORK, July 10 : The yen strengthened on Friday and was poised 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 m

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…