Japan Finance Minister Urges Pension Fund to Boost JGB Holdings Amid Bond Market Tensions

Speculation centers on how Japan’s leading pension fund could adjust its bond strategy

Finance Minister S(Currently Satsuki Katayama) encouraged the Government Pension Investment Fund on July 10 to increase its allocations to Japanese government bonds. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)

AKIRA INUJIMA and TARO SAEKI

TOKYO — The Finance Minister’s recent push for pension funds to deepen their domestic investment has sparked speculation that Tokyo is endeavoring to support Japanese government bond (JGB) prices and mitigate a rise in yields.

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