The brief
- Nikkei rose 0.8%, led by chip-related stocks
- Japanese stocks gained after U.S. shares rose and the Treasury selloff eased
- Yen gains after Japan’s finance minister signals readiness for bold action
- Japan’s falling bond prices stall repatriation rush
- Trump raises yen weakness with Japan’s Takaichi as currency nears 160 per dollar
- Nikkei, TOPIX up over 1% as Japanese indices lead Asian markets despite Wall Street bond rout
- Japan 10-year yield climbs to 1996 high as global rout deepens