The surge in demand for JGBs is linked to that for US dollars

Japan repo rates are now the most negative ever
– Banks are on the hunt for US dollars
– And using JGBs to as (one form of ) collateral for USD swaps
Its worth reading this Bloomberg piece, especially if you are new to this sort of financial market plumbing

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