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Japan’s Two-Year Bond Yield Nears 2% as BOJ Rate Hike Bets Mount

Bloomberg Markets Monday 28 September 2026, 03:18 UTC By John Cheng 1 min read
Key Points

Japan’s two-year government bond yield is closing in on the key 2% threshold as investors ramp up bets on further Bank of Japan rate hikes.

Japan’s two-year government bond yield is closing in on the key 2% threshold as investors ramp up bets on further Bank of Japan rate hikes.
Japan (LOCATION) BOJ Rate Hike Bets Mount Japan’s (ORG) Bank of Japan (ORG)
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