Seoul's bond market eyes rate peak perception as 3-year treasury yields retreat from 3.70%, with traders monitoring Trump-Xi summit and questioning whether four rate hikes remain likely amid prolonged war concerns and potential demand destruction from high oil prices
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Tokyo Gets a Pass on #Yen Intervention, But Concerns Remain
"US, concerned abt excessive ¥ weakness & #dollar strength, appears to hv accepted te #FX interventions by 🇯🇵ese #government & #BOJ to stem ¥'s decline.. attention's turning to whether #Japan will take steps such as #interestrate hikes to stabilize ¥.. BOJ's weighing possible #ratehikes at its #policy meetings fr June, but Takaichi admin remains wary of any move tt could dampen te #economy"🤔
👉📈Cost of #debtservice
https://japan-forward.com/tokyo-gets-a-pass-on-yen-intervention-but-concerns-remain/

Japan's 10-year government bond yield surged to 2.54%, the highest in 29 years since June 1997, driven by oil prices breaking $100 per barrel amid Middle East tensions and the Bank of Japan's hawkish stance signaling potential acceleration of rate hikes to combat inflation risks.
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South Korean interest rate swap (IRS) rates showed mixed movements with short-term tenors rising slightly amid foreign-led selling pressure for a third consecutive session, while medium- to long-term tenors traded in a narrow range as markets awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls data and reassessed rate hike expectations.
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South Korea's bond market faces uncertainty as investors weigh Bank of Korea's policy response to surging oil prices and strong Q1 GDP growth, with diverging views on whether strategic patience will prove beneficial or costly amid rising inflation pressures and Middle East war risks.
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'Give us a break,' northern mayor says at public meeting on SaskPower rate hikes
Saskatchewan residents are raising concerns about affordability as SaskPower moves forward with two 3.9 per cent rate increases.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskpower-rate-review-panel-9.7158651?cmp=rss

BMO: “ #Bondmarkets are in rally-mode as well. Two-year #yields across #Europe are down 20 bps, on average, while longer-dated maturities are falling around 15 bps. Perhaps the calls for multiple #ratehikes at the #ECB and the #BoE were overdone? Just a little?”

Your questions about Nova Scotia Power rates, answered
Nova Scotia Power is preparing to raise rates this year and next. CBC News asked TikTok users what they'd like to know about rate hikes and why the energy board approved them. The CBC's Taryn Grant has the answers to the most common questions.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7155072?cmp=rss

Middle East crisis drives oil prices to $119 per barrel and won-dollar rate past 1,500, fueling inflation fears and debate over preemptive rate hikes by central banks including the Fed and Bank of Korea, though economists warn rapid tightening risks growth amid supply shocks and weakening labor markets
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