The yield on US 10 Year Note Bond Yield rose to 4.38% on July 30, 2025, marking a 0.05 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.14 points and is 0.34 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. US 10 Year Treasury Bond Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on US 30 Year Bond Yield eased to 4.87% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.10 points and is 0.59 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. United States 30 Year Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on US 2 Year Note Bond Yield rose to 3.96% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.18 points, though it remains 0.20 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. US 2 Year Treasury Bond Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on China 10Y Bond Yield eased to 1.74% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.10 points, though it remains 0.39 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. China 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on Germany 10Y Bond Yield eased to 2.68% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.11 points and is 0.43 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Germany 10-Year Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on Canada 10Y Bond Yield eased to 3.45% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.04 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.09 points and is 0.34 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Canada 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Gold prices hit a record high, surpassing $3,200, as it emerges as a preferred safe-haven asset amid market uncertainties, outperforming Treasury bills.

The yield on Japan 10Y Bond Yield eased to 1.56% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.16 points and is 0.52 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Japan 10 Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Using all stocks listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange and macroeconomic data for Japan, the dataset comprises the following series:

1. Monthly returns for 25 size-book-to-market equity portfolios, following the Fama and French (1993) methodology. (Raw data source: Datastream database)
2. Monthly returns for 25 size-PE portfolios, following the Fama and French (1993) methodology. (Raw data source: Datastream database)
3. Monthly returns for 50 industry portfolios. (Raw data source: Datastream database)
4. Fama and French three-factors (RM, SMB and HML), following the Fama and French (1993) methodology. (Raw data source: Datastream database)
5. Fama and French five-factors (RM, SMB, HML, RMW, and CMA), following the Fama and French (2015) methodology. (Raw data source: Datastream database)
6. Private final consumption expenditure, in national currency and constant prices, non-seasonally adjusted, for Japan. (Raw data source: OECD)
7. Dummy variable with a value of 1 when a nuclear disaster has occurred somewhere in the world and 0 otherwise. (Raw data source: Bloomberg and BBC News)
8. Three-month interest rate of the Treasury Bill for Japan. (Raw data source: OECD)

We have produced all return series using the following data from Datastream: (i) total return index (RI series), (ii) market value (MV series), (iii) market-to-book equity (PTBV series), (iv) total assets (WC02999 series), (v) return on equity (WC08301 series), (vi) price-to-earnings ratio (PE series), and (vii) industry (SECTOR series). We have used the generic rules suggested by Griffin, Kelly, & Nardari (2010) for excluding non-common equity securities from Datastream data. We also exclude stocks with less than twelve observations. Accordingly, our sample comprises a total number of 5,394 stocks.

REFERENCES:

Fama, E. F. and French, K. R. (1993). Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds. Journal of Financial Economics, 33, 3–56. Fama, E. F. and French, K. R. (2015). A five-factor asset pricing model. Journal of Financial Economics, 116, 1–22. Griffin, J. M., Kelly, P., and Nardari, F. (2010). Do market efficiency measures yield correct inferences? A comparison of developed and emerging markets. Review of Financial Studies, 23, 3225–3277.

The yield on France 10Y Bond Yield eased to 3.34% on August 1, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.02 points and is 0.38 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. France 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

The yield on Indonesia 10Y Bond Yield rose to 6.58% on August 1, 2025, marking a 0.04 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0.02 points and is 0.26 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Indonesia 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

The yield on India 10Y Bond Yield eased to 6.37% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.01 points, though it remains 0.54 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. India 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on Australia 10Y Bond Yield eased to 4.28% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.16 points and is 0.20 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Australia 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on United Kingdom 10Y Bond Yield eased to 4.61% on July 30, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.15 points and is 0.64 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. UK 10 Year Gilt Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on Spain 10Y Bond Yield eased to 3.28% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.06 points and is 0.18 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Spain 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

The yield on Kenya 10Y Bond Yield held steady at 13.53% on July 30, 2025. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.09 points, though it remains 3.52 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Kenya 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on Israel 10Y Bond Yield rose to 4.30% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.21 points, though it remains 0.63 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Israel 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

The yield on Netherlands 10Y Bond Yield eased to 2.87% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.09 points and is 0.32 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Netherlands 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on New Zealand 10Y Bond Yield eased to 4.53% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.03 points and is 0.24 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. New Zealand 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The yield on Switzerland 10Y Bond Yield eased to 0.35% on July 31, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0.04 points and is 0.05 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Switzerland 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.