Japanese government bond (JGB) yields drifted higher on Friday at the conclusion of the country's fiscal year, while the yen's continued weakness drew fresh warnings of intervention from the finance minister. The yen continued to hover near 152 per dollar, a level that previously spurred yen-buying intervention to support it. The currency weakened as far as 151.875 on Thursday, sparking the sternest warning from Tokyo since the last intervention in October 2022, with Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki threatening "decisive steps" to deal with excessive declines.
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The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Israel denies it is committing genocide and ac