Japan’s benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long defined by ultra-low rates. Rising inflation concerns, fiscal risks, a weak yen and expectations of further Bank of Japan tightening are driving the selloff, while reduced central-bank support adds to pressure on JGB yields.
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