Japan Stock Fear Gauges Soar as Oil Spike Upends Bull Scenario

A gauge of fear in Japanese stock markets has surged to the highest level since the Covid crisis in 2020 as a sharp spike in oil prices dampens optimism about...

By Hideyuki Sano, Momoka Yokoyama · Bloomberg Markets

A gauge of fear in Japanese stock markets has surged to the highest level since the Covid crisis in 2020 as a sharp spike in oil prices dampens optimism about the country’s economic outlook and corporate earnings.