TOKYO -- Japanese government bond purchases by individuals rose 32% ... advantage of the Bank of Japan's policy shift to raising rates. Individual JGBs can be purchased in lots starting at ...

while the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged, as expected. Major U.S. stock indices closed higher on Monday, although futures related to these indices fell in early Asia hours ...

This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Asia-Pacific markets fell on Friday, with yields on long-term Japanese government bonds hitting levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis.

When rates are rising (and bond prices, which move in the opposite direction, are falling), these securities typically hold up better than the broad bond market because their interest payments ...

TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday took in stride recent rises in bond yields ... keep raising short-term interest rates, and to allow markets to freely ...

The Trump administration has talked a lot about the yield on the 10-year Treasury, the benchmark for rates on mortgages and ... has been much more vocal about the bond market and Trump’s pledge ...

while the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged, as expected. Major U.S. stock indices closed higher on Monday, although futures related to these indices fell in early Asia hours on ...