Conventions around residential mortgage lending/borrowing differ across geographies. Long-term fixed-rate mortgages are preferred in the US while ARMs are the norm in Japan. Such differences mean mortgage borrowers’ exposure to interest-rate risk differs internationally. In Japan, this risk may manifest once the BOJ embarks on a rate hike cycle.

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  Masaya Sasaki

  Expert Economist

  Strategy Planning Department