Japan FinMin Katayama denies US pressure to hike rates amid JGB yield record

Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama publicly denied receiving any demand from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to raise interest rates, following a G20 meeting in North Carolina. This comes as Japanese 10-year JGB yields hit a historic high, with markets parsing Tokyo-Washington policy signals. The denial aims to reassure investors but leaves uncertainty about actual US pressure and future BOJ policy direction.