Crypto markets sold off sharply in August 2024 in response to global macro dislocation caused by Japan’s fiscal crisis, underscoring their sensitivity to liquidity shocks and systemic risk. In the ...

Japan submitted record budget, tax cuts, and deficit bond extension. Bitcoin faces short-term risk and long-term opportunity.

Japan’s 30-year bonds dropped after a debt auction drew the lowest demand since June, pointing to renewed concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s fiscal policy. The 30-year yield rose four ...

Under the estimate, Japan would ​need to issue up to 38 trillion yen ($248.32 billion) worth of bonds in the fiscal year starting April 2029 to ​fill a hole from expenditure surpassing tax revenues, ...

Japan’s Finance Ministry will set a key rate used to calculate the country’s likely interest payments on bonds next fiscal year at 3.0%, the highest in nearly three decades, according to people ...

Tokyo, May 2025 — In a dramatic echo of the past, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has declared that Japan’s financial situation is now worse than Greece’s at the height of its crisis — a ...

Japan has signed off on its largest spending blueprint on record, a plan worth roughly $785 billion that aims to support growth, bolster defense and cushion households from persistent price pressures.

Bitcoin is refusing to give up on its quest to revisit $108,000 and beyond, but concerns over a trend change are growing louder. Bitcoin and gold move higher in step amid jitters over Japan’s debt ...

TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Japan plans to ‌issue new government bonds worth ‌around $189 billion to fund a record-size budget for next fiscal year, a draft reviewed by Reuters showed on Wednesday, ...