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China’s Treasury warning jolts the dollar as Takaichi win sends yen swinging, Nikkei to a record

China’s Treasury warning jolts the dollar as Takaichi win sends yen swinging, Nikkei to a record

Treasuries lost ground and the dollar weakened Monday, after sources said Chinese regulators had cautioned banks on the dangers tied to large holdings of U.S. government bonds. The U.S. 10-year yield ticked up three basis points to 4.23%. In Japan, stocks and bond yields climbed as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured an election victory. After a wild week that saw global stocks whip around, battered U.S. chip names and other momentum plays managed a jump, pulling equities higher. Now, with a packed slate of U.S. data on deck, traders face a fresh test: just how aggressively can they keep pricing in June rate cuts?
9 February 2026
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Japan’s 40-year bond yield breaks 4% as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat shakes global markets

Japan’s 40-year bond yield breaks 4% as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat shakes global markets

Japanese long-dated government bonds found some footing on Wednesday following a sharp selloff, though the 40-year yield hovered near 4.061% early in the session—still close to Tuesday’s record high of 4.22%. Traders also reacted to President Donald Trump’s comments in Europe, where he ruled out using force to acquire Greenland. Japan’s sudden surge in yields is sending shockwaves through U.S. Treasuries and Europe’s long-term bonds, pushing borrowing costs higher in markets that had been surprisingly stable. Over just two days, Japan’s 10-year yield jumped nearly 19 basis points, while its 30-year yield recorded its largest daily gain since 2003. Germany and the UK also saw increases at the long end of the curve. “It pulls a lot of global bond markets into a difficult story about debt,” said Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management.
21 January 2026
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Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

Japan’s Nikkei 225, a price-weighted index of blue-chip shares, jumped about 3% on Monday in Tokyo’s first session of 2026 as investors chased chip and defense stocks and looked past U.S. action in Venezuela. “The market turned risk-on as if uncertainties and threats had been removed,” said Kazuaki Shimada, head of research at IwaiCosmo Securities. The Nikkei closed up 3.03% at 51,865, with Tokyo Electric Power leading gainers on a 9.23% surge. Currency traders echoed that appetite for risk and ran with a stronger dollar. The greenback hit two-week highs against the yen and touched 157.295 yen as traders focused on U.S. ISM manufacturing data due Monday and the U.S. non-farm payrolls report due Friday.
5 January 2026
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook: Nikkei 225 Holds 50,750 as BOJ Rate Path, Yen Volatility, and Year‑End Holidays Set Up the Next Session

Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook: Nikkei 225 Holds 50,750 as BOJ Rate Path, Yen Volatility, and Year‑End Holidays Set Up the Next Session

As of 7:57 a.m. in New York on Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed. JPX That timing matters because Japan’s market is heading into a year-end stretch where liquidity thins, macro headlines can move prices faster than usual, and the calendar itself becomes a catalyst. Heading into the weekend, Japan’s benchmarks were still leaning bullish: the Nikkei 225 closed at 50,750.39 on Friday, December 26. Nikkei Indexes+1 The broader TOPIX ended at 3,423.06, after touching a record intraday high of 3,436.75. Investing.com+1
27 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Set for a Cautious Christmas Eve Open as Wall Street Records Clash With Yen Volatility (Dec. 24, 2025)

Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Set for a Cautious Christmas Eve Open as Wall Street Records Clash With Yen Volatility (Dec. 24, 2025)

Tokyo stocks are heading into the Dec. 24, 2025 opening bell with a familiar end‑of‑year mix: supportive global risk sentiment after another strong U.S. session, but thin holiday liquidity and currency swings that could quickly cap upside—especially for Japan’s exporter‑heavy leaders. Early indicators point to a range‑bound start rather than a decisive breakout. A domestic preview projected the Nikkei 225’s expected range around 50,200–50,700, citing the tailwind from U.S. gains but also the pullback in overseas participation as global investors step away for Christmas. 注目株の株式新聞Web | ニュース・適正株価・銘柄情報Another widely followed pre‑market note likewise flagged a positive bias at the open on U.S. tech strength, while still framing the day as a holiday‑thinned, technical trading session. Kabutan
24 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): BOJ Rate Hike, Yen Volatility, New ETFs, and the 2026 Outlook

Tokyo Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): BOJ Rate Hike, Yen Volatility, New ETFs, and the 2026 Outlook

Tokyo Stock Exchange investors head into the weekend with a familiar Japanese-market paradox: the Bank of Japan has pushed rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen is still weakening—forcing portfolio managers to rethink what “tightening” actually means for Japanese equities going into year-end and early 2026. Reuters+1 With Tokyo markets closed on Saturday, December 20, 2025, the story is less about today’s tape and more about how Friday’s policy signals, currency swings, and exchange-level rule enforcement are setting up the next act on the Tokyo Stock Exchange—across blue-chip exporters, banks, small caps, ETFs, and the steadily intensifying corporate governance push. Reuters+2Japan Exchange Group+2
20 December 2025
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Tokyo AI Stocks Slide as SoftBank, Advantest Drag Nikkei on Dec. 15, 2025 — BOJ Rate Hike in Focus

Tokyo AI Stocks Slide as SoftBank, Advantest Drag Nikkei on Dec. 15, 2025 — BOJ Rate Hike in Focus

Tokyo’s AI-linked stocks took a clear hit on Monday, December 15, 2025, as a pullback in global tech sentiment spilled into Japan’s market and triggered a rotation away from some of the year’s biggest “AI trade” winners. The headline move was in the Nikkei 225, which is heavily influenced by large, high-priced tech names. The index fell 1.31% to 50,168.11, even as the broader Topix gained 0.22% to 3,431.47—a split that underscored how concentrated the pressure was in AI- and semiconductor-related shares rather than across the entire market. Nasdaq
15 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Week Ahead: Nikkei 225 and Topix Face BOJ Rate Decision, CPI Print and Yen Volatility

Tokyo Stock Market Week Ahead: Nikkei 225 and Topix Face BOJ Rate Decision, CPI Print and Yen Volatility

Published: December 13, 2025 Tokyo’s stock market heads into the week of December 15–19 with the Topix at a record closing high and investors increasingly focused on a Bank of Japan policy decision that markets have largely priced in—but may not be fully prepared to interpret. The Nikkei 225 ended Friday at 50,836.55, while the Topix closed at 3,423.83, its highest close on record, after a broad rally that followed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest 25-basis-point rate cut. Xinhua News+1
13 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Nikkei Jumps 1.4% as Topix Hits Record Close Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Nikkei Jumps 1.4% as Topix Hits Record Close Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike

TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2025 — Japan’s stock market ended the week with a sharp rebound in Tokyo on Friday, as the Nikkei 225 rallied and the broader Topix notched a record closing high, powered by a surge in metals and a broad-based lift in cyclical sectors. The bounce followed a volatile stretch for global tech and AI-linked shares, with investors balancing Wall Street’s post-Fed optimism against renewed jitters around whether massive AI spending will translate into profits. The Economic Times+2Reuters+2 By the close in Tokyo:
12 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market’s Biggest Gainers Today (December 9, 2025): Chip Makers, Industrials and Utilities Drive the Nikkei 225 Higher

Tokyo Stock Market’s Biggest Gainers Today (December 9, 2025): Chip Makers, Industrials and Utilities Drive the Nikkei 225 Higher

Tokyo – December 9, 2025 Japanese equities spent much of Tuesday in “wait and see” mode as global investors braced for a closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve meeting where a 25-basis‑point rate cut is now widely anticipated. Major houses including Nomura, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley have shifted to expecting easing, even as they warn about a potentially divided Fed and a slower cutting cycle in 2026. Reuters+1
9 December 2025
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Best Tokyo Stocks to Buy Today (December 9, 2025): 9 Japan Market Ideas as the Nikkei Hovers Near Record Highs

Best Tokyo Stocks to Buy Today (December 9, 2025): 9 Japan Market Ideas as the Nikkei Hovers Near Record Highs

Japan’s stock market is trading near all‑time highs again today, with the Nikkei 225 sitting just above 50,600 and the Topix around 3,380–3,390 in afternoon trade, only slightly lower on the day. FT Markets+1 This comes one day after a powerful offshore earthquake struck Japan’s northeast, triggering tsunami warnings, injuring a few dozen people, and briefly knocking out power – yet causing limited structural damage. Markets have largely shrugged off the quake, even as bond yields and Fed‑rate jitters keep risk appetite in check. TradingView+3Reuters+3AP News+3
9 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Outlook Today (Dec. 9, 2025): Earthquake Jitters, Fed Cut Bets and BoJ Hike Fears

Tokyo Stock Market Outlook Today (Dec. 9, 2025): Earthquake Jitters, Fed Cut Bets and BoJ Hike Fears

Tokyo heads into Tuesday’s session with a lot on its plate: a powerful overnight earthquake in the northeast, a deeper‑than‑expected GDP slump, growing expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike, and global markets on edge ahead of a likely U.S. Federal Reserve cut. Here’s what investors need to know before the Tokyo Stock Exchange opens at 9:00 a.m. local time today. StockAnalysis
8 December 2025
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