Japan’s borrowing costs at highest in decades on fears of public spending surge

11/19/2025 Notes in the Margin

Yields on the benchmark 10-year bonds climbed as much as 0.04 percentage points to 1.78 per cent on Wednesday — the highest level since June 2008.

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