CoinMeta US stock news: Japan's 40-year government bond auction saw the strongest demand since 2020, with a bidding ratio of 3.1, higher than the 2.82 in the previous auction and also above the average of 2.67 over the past 12 months. After the auction, Japanese government bond futures continued to rise, with the yield on 40-year bonds most recently at 4.23%. At this time of bond issuance, investors' concerns that the Bank of Japan may be falling behind in terms of monetary tightening have intensified. After the interest rate hike that was widely anticipated by the market, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda did not provide clear guidance on the future pace of hikes, which has increased expectations that the BOJ may ultimately need to take more aggressive interest rate increases.