The Zhitong Finance App learned that the Japanese authorities plan to reduce sales of government bonds during the 2026 fiscal year starting in April next year, with a focus on reducing ultra-long-term debt. Japan's Ministry of Finance said on Friday that the total amount of government bonds issued to institutional investors through auctions in the 2026 fiscal year will be 168.5 trillion yen (about 1.1 trillion US dollars), a decrease of 3.8 trillion yen from the initial plan for the previous fiscal year. Among them, the total sales of 20-year, 30-year, and 40-year treasury bonds will decrease by 7.2 trillion yen to 17.4 trillion yen, and according to the initial budget, the issuance volume of ultra-long-term treasury bonds will drop to the lowest level since 2009. Meanwhile, the issuance volume of 10-year treasury bonds will remain unchanged, while sales of 2-year and 5-year treasury bonds will increase.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that the Japanese authorities plan to reduce sales of government bonds during the 2026 fiscal year starting in April next year, with a focus on reducing ultra-long-term debt. Japan's Ministry of Finance said on Friday that the total amount of government bonds issued to institutional investors through auctions in the 2026 fiscal year will be 168.5 trillion yen (about 1.1 trillion US dollars), a decrease of 3.8 trillion yen from the initial plan for the previous fiscal year. Among them, the total sales of 20-year, 30-year, and 40-year treasury bonds will decrease by 7.2 trillion yen to 17.4 trillion yen, and according to the initial budget, the issuance volume of ultra-long-term treasury bonds will drop to the lowest level since 2009. Meanwhile, the issuance volume of 10-year treasury bonds will remain unchanged, while sales of 2-year and 5-year treasury bonds will increase.