BlockBeats news, September 28 — As investors ramp up bets on further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan, the yield on Japan's two-year government bonds is approaching the key 2% threshold.The yield on Japan's two-year government bonds, which is highly sensitive to monetary policy expectations, rose as much as 4 basis points to 1.975% on Monday, hitting a new high since 1995. Other maturities of Japanese government bonds also came under pressure, with the 5-year yield rising 3 basis points to 2.43%.SMBC Nikko Securities strategists including Chuzo Okumura wrote in a report that as politicians in Japan and abroad pay more attention to the weak yen, trades betting on the Bank of Japan accelerating policy tightening are gradually heating up. They said fiscal expansion in major economies and rising commodity prices could also further reinforce market expectations that Japan will eventually need to tighten monetary policy to curb inflation.
