TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields tanked on Friday as bets for the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike receded, prompting investors to unwind positions they made for the policy tightening. The 10-year JGB yield fell 17.5 basis points to 1.185% to its lowest level since January 29, the biggest decline since August 5, and is...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese stocks sank on Friday to their lowest levels since last August, and were set for their sharpest weekly drop in five years, as fears of a global recession in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs gripped markets. As of 0420 GMT, the Nikkei index was down 3.6% at 33,474.56, and on course for a...

(Updates prices, adds details and analyst comments) By Junko Fujita TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks sank on Friday to their lowest levels since August, and were set for their sharpest weekly drop in five years, as fears of a global recession in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs gripped markets. As of 0230 GMT, the...

(Updates prices, adds comment and details) By Junko Fujita and Ankur Banerjee TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks sank on Friday to their lowest levels since last August, and were set for their sharpest weekly drop in five years, as fears of a global recession in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs gripped markets. As of...