Wednesday, April 11, 2007

JGBs surge on Treasuries, weak machinery data

(Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders fell 5.2 percent in February from January, below a consensus forecast for a 0.2 percent drop. The data cast some doubt on the outlook for capital spending.

"Machinery order data encouraged market participants to buy back JGBs, especially after a fall in U.S. bond yields overnight," said Masuhisa Kobayashi, chief JGB strategist at Barclays Capital.


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