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Fixed Income | Global

Global Fixed Income Monthly- Apr 2025

April 22, 2025

What is going on in America currently is clearly the dominant factor for markets. There is a debate about whether the US Administration has a coherent philosophy and agenda (for example Gillian Tett)
By Gary Hutchings
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Fixed Income | Global | News | Sustainable Investing

Assessing the Role of ESG Evaluation in Market Risk Management

April 15, 2025

for Sovereign Bond Investments” has been published in the British academic journal ‘Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment’, co-written by Hiro Higuchi, Head of Fixed Income & Chief Fund Manager
By Hiroyuki Higuchi
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Equity | Japan

Impact on Japan of Trump's Tariffs

April 3, 2025

On April 2, U.S. time, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports from around the world. The reciprocal tariff rate for Japan was 24%, much higher than expected by market participants, in
By Naoya Oshikubo
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Equity | Japan

BoJ to Continue Raising Interest Rates on back of Spring Wage Negotiations

March 17, 2025

On March 14, the first round of responses to the Spring Wage Negotiations was released with a headline wage increase rate (base increase for base salary bottom-up + regular salary increase) of a stron
By Naoya Oshikubo
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Fixed Income | Global

Global Fixed Income Monthly - Mar 2025

March 11, 2025

It is usually impolite to talk about politics, primarily because it can make people very angry. With what is currently going on, however, it is difficult to avoid. It is best to be disinterested and f
By Gary Hutchings
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Fixed Income | Global

Global Fixed Income Monthly - Feb 2025

February 20, 2025

The economic background continues to show a firm US economy but other areas being more subdued. Inflation has come down and is now largely within striking distance of target. That would appear to
By Gary Hutchings
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Our Authors

Gary Hutchings

Head of Investment and a Senior Portfolio Manager

Gary Hutchings is Head of Investment and a Senior Portfolio Manager on our Global Fixed Income team that spans London and Tokyo. He joined what is now MUFG AM UK in 1989 and has been running Fixed Income portfolios for over 40 years. He is part of a team of portfolio managers and research analysts that are able to leverage the full MUFG Asset Management global research network.

Hiro Higuchi

Head of Fixed Income and Currencies / Senior Portfolio Manager

Hiro Higuchi is Head of Fixed Income and Currencies and is a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Global Fixed Income team based in London. He joined MUFG Asset Management in 2005. Prior to joining the Fixed Income team in 2018 he was a member of our Advanced Financial Engineering team where he developed a number of asset management models and played a key role in developing patented AI investment technology.

Chisato Haganuma

Chief Strategist

Chisato Haganuma is Chief Strategist of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. covering Japanese and Global markets. He has over 30 years’ experience in investment research and analysis. He is highly regarded amongst his peers and is a well-known contributor to the financial press as well as having appeared on Bloomberg and CNN. His macro research papers cover a number of highly topical themes and are available here.

Naoya Oshikubo

Chief Market Economist

Naoya Oshikubo is Chief Market Economist of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. covering global macro and markets including Japan. He has strengths in diverse analysis based on academic background in finance and extensive experiences at Japanese and global securities and asset management with numerous exposures in major media.