According to The Japan Times, Japan’s two-year government bond yield rose to 1%, the highest since 2008, signaling market expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is nearing a rate hike. The five-year and ten-year yields climbed to 1.35% and 1.845%, respectively, while the yen strengthened 0.4% to 155.49 against the dollar. Markets now price in a 76% probability of a BOJ rate hike at its December 19 meeting, rising to over 90% for January. https://t.co/TC4dNJj8n3 ...