Japan's Bond Market Turmoil Sparks Global Investor Interest
TL;DR
The 'widow-maker' trade, a strategy of shorting Japanese government bonds, has become highly profitable as Japanese bonds have plummeted over 4% this year due to rising yields, inflation concerns, and fears of fiscal policy changes, making it one of the most lucrative bets in the global bond market.
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- ‘Widow-Maker’ Trade Becomes World Beater as Japan Bonds Sink Yahoo Finance
- Foreign money spurs wilder twists in Japan's sedate bond yield curve Reuters
- Japan household investment in JGBs needed: former Finance Ministry director Nikkei Asia
- Targeting Japanese Bonds! Is the 'Widowmaker Trade' Taking the World by Storm? 富途牛牛
- Vanguard Positions for BOJ Hikes to Flatten Japan’s Yield Curve Bloomberg.com
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