‘Widow-Maker’ Trade Becomes World Beater as Japan Bonds Sink - Yahoo Finance
October 21, 2025 Yahoo Entertainment

‘Widow-Maker’ Trade Becomes World Beater as Japan Bonds Sink - Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) -- Global bond funds have for decades been attracted and repeatedly burned by a trade known in Japan as the widow-maker. The idea is simple: borrow and sell Japanese government bonds in …