Nikkei headline: Japanese government mulls avoiding bond issuance for stimulus

On the newswires, but this has been around for months …

eg. Japan’s finance minister Aso: Wants to avoid issuing new bonds for economic stimulus

and: Japan’s finance minister Aso: Will consider stimulus package without issuing new government bonds to fund it

Nevertheless … USD/JPY has popped its overnight highs. Nikkei futures are bid, too