As we approach the end of the year and indeed the end of my blogging year I thought I would look back and what I consider to be the main move has in fact been kind enough to be in play earlier today. Japan‘s 30-year government bond yield increased by 2 basis points to reach 3.445%, marking a new historical peak amid evolving monetary policy and economic pressures. ( Wind Info) Maybe a sign of the times that even Wind Info is now looking at it! But this to the Japanese will feel incredibly expensive as they were the nation most committed to ZIRP with bond yields fixed around 0% for so long and indeed NIRP with the ... (full story)