{
  "id": 15714813,
  "title": "Japan's 20-year bond yield falls sharply after strong auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japans-20-year-bond-yield-falls-sharply-after-strong-auction",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:56:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445099/japans-20-year-bond-yield-falls-sharply-after-strong-auction"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TOKYO: Japan’s 20-year government bond yield fell sharply on Tuesday after a strong auction for the bonds with the same maturity lifted sentiment. The 20-year JGB yield fell as much as 6 basis points (bps) to 3.71%, its lowest level since September 9, after the auction outcome was announced. Yields move inversely to bond prices. The auction received bids worth 5.84 times the amount sold, higher…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Japan’s 20-Year Bond Auction Sees Strongest Demand on Record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japans-20-year-bond-auction-sees-strongest-demand-on-record",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:39:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Japan’s 20-year bond auction sees strongest demand on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japans-20-year-bond-auction-sees-strongest-demand-on-record-15703211",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}