One of Japan’s largest regional banks is testing the country’s choppy bond market by investing in shorter-term notes to secure higher returns, while avoiding longer-dated securities as interest rates rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/02/companies/regional-bank-shorter-term-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #regionalbanks #joyobank #bonds

Joyo Bank, one of Japan’s largest regional lenders, is on the radar of Japanese government bond investors waiting to see whether domestic banks will resume buying the nation’s debt in earnest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/companies/japan-regional-bank-holds-bond-buying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #regionalbanks #banks #joyobank #boj #bonds #jgb