Japans benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long defined by ultra-low rates. Rising inflation concerns, fiscal risks, a weak yen and expectations of further Bank of Japan tightening are driving the selloff, while reduced central-bank support adds to pressure on JGB yields.

TOKYO, Sept 1 : Japan's benchmark 10-year bond yield hit 3 per cent on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, pushed higher by investor concerns about inflation, fiscal…

Japans benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long defined by ultra-low rates. Rising…

Japan’s 10-year benchmark yield hits 3% for the first time since 1996