Bank of Japan to conduct unscheduled bond buying operation tomorrow

[ad_1] That didn’t take long as the Japanese central bank announces that they will buy ¥100 billion of bonds with maturities of 3 years to 5 years and ¥300 billion of bonds with maturities of 5 years to 10 years on Thursday. 10-year JGB yields are now seen at 0.965% on the day. This article

BOJ to conduct unscheduled bond buying operation to tamp down rates

[ad_1] This comes as Japanese yields continue to nudge higher all through this week, with 10-year JGB yields touching 0.77% today: 10-year JGB yields (%) daily chart Since the BOJ allowed for yields to roam above the 0.50% mark, bond sellers haven’t really let up and I reckon that policymakers still want to manage expectations