TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Many Japanese life insurers, major investors in global bonds, plan to reduce currency hedging amid the yen's slump, as well as investing more in superlong-dated domestic debt.

Heightened volatility and low liquidity are deterring Japanese life insurers from buying more of the nation’s sovereign bonds, increasing upward pressure on yields. The caution from this key group of ...

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