BRITAIN · EUROPE · WORLDPublic affairs, clearly explained.30 SEPTEMBER 2026
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Economy & markets
Currencies & bonds

Japan’s yen warnings enter the bond-market debate

The Asian session brings currency policy into a global rates story.

Eurotower and euro sculpture in Frankfurt — archive photograph
Archive · Ypsilon from Finland · 24 October 2012 · CC0 · Licence · Cropped for display. Context image, not a photograph of this event.

The record and its limits

Reuters’ Asian market report of 29 September described Japanese warnings over yen weakness alongside pressure in bond markets. The two issues belong in the same briefing because investors follow both financing costs and currency movements. A warning from officials should not be confused with confirmation that an intervention has taken place.

Sources & verification

Sources consulted on 29 September 2026. Briefs distinguish the date of an event from the date of this edition.

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