Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Japan's Bonds Rise Most in 10 Months as Rating Cuts Boost Government Debt

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's 10-year bonds rose the most
since September after credit-rating downgrades of U.S. subprime
mortgages sparked demand for the safety of government securities.

Bonds ended a five-day drop after Moody's Investors Service
cut credit ratings on $5.2 billion of debt, triggering the
biggest rally in Treasuries since February. Signs that a U.S.
housing slump will slow the world's largest economy may weaken
the Bank of Japan's case for raising the benchmark interest rate.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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