Our forecasts for FY26 JGB issuance plan: MoF expected to continue shortening maturity
Key points
- We expect both total issuance and calendar-base market issuance in FY26 will be roughly unchanged from FY25
- We project MoF will trim supply of 20- and 30-year JGBs while boosting issuance of 5- and 10-year bonds, effectively shortening overall maturity
- We will be watching for updates on status of deliberations on bond buybacks and floating-rate JGB issuance as well as discussions regarding periodic reviews of issuance plans
